gram/second [g/s] Unit Converter

Definition of gram/second [g/s] unit

Gram per second (g/s) is a unit of mass flow rate in the SI metric system. It expresses the amount of mass, measured in grams, passing a specified point or boundary during one second.

History of gram/second [g/s] unit

The gram per second combines the gram, a metric unit of mass, with the second, the SI base unit of time. The gram originated in the eighteenth-century French metric system, where it represented the mass of one cubic centimeter of water near its maximum density. The second has older astronomical roots but was later standardized as 9,192,631,770 periods of cesium-133 radiation. As science and engineering adopted coherent SI units, mass flow expressed in grams per second became a practical derived rate, especially for relatively small material, gas, or liquid transfers.

Applications of gram/second [g/s] unit

Today, g/s is used to report low-to-moderate mass flow in laboratory instruments, chemical dosing, fuel delivery, respiratory devices, and process control. For example, a sensor may measure 2 g/s of powder, liquid, or gas. Engineers also use it in calculations involving feed rates, emissions, evaporation, and material balances, often converting to kg/s when values are larger.

Complete list of gram/second [g/s] unit conversion

• kilogram/second [kg/s] = 1000 gram/second [g/s]
• gram/minute [g/min] = 0.016666666666667 gram/second [g/s]
• gram/hour [g/h] = 0.00027777777777778 gram/second [g/s]
• gram/day [g/d] = 1.1574074074074E-5 gram/second [g/s]
• milligram/minute [mg/min] = 1.6666666666667E-5 gram/second [g/s]
• milligram/hour [mg/h] = 2.7777777777778E-7 gram/second [g/s]
• milligram/day [mg/d] = 1.1574074074074E-8 gram/second [g/s]
• kilogram/minute [kg/min] = 16.666666666667 gram/second [g/s]
• kilogram/hour [kg/h] = 0.27777777777778 gram/second [g/s]
• kilogram/day [kg/d] = 0.011574074074074 gram/second [g/s]
• exagram/second [Eg/s] = 1.0E+18 gram/second [g/s]
• petagram/second [Pg/s] = 1.0E+15 gram/second [g/s]
• teragram/second [Tg/s] = 1000000000000 gram/second [g/s]
• gigagram/second [Gg/s] = 1000000000 gram/second [g/s]
• megagram/second [Mg/s] = 1000000 gram/second [g/s]
• hectogram/second [hg/s] = 100 gram/second [g/s]
• dekagram/second [dag/s] = 10 gram/second [g/s]
• decigram/second [dg/s] = 0.1 gram/second [g/s]
• centigram/second [cg/s] = 0.01 gram/second [g/s]
• milligram/second [mg/s] = 0.001 gram/second [g/s]
• microgram/second [µg/s] = 1.0E-6 gram/second [g/s]
• ton (metric)/second [t/s] = 1000000 gram/second [g/s]
• ton (metric)/minute [t/min] = 16666.666666667 gram/second [g/s]
• ton (metric)/hour [t/h] = 277.77777777778 gram/second [g/s]
• ton (metric)/day [t/d] = 11.574074074074 gram/second [g/s]
• ton (short)/hour [ton (US)/h] = 251.99576111111 gram/second [g/s]
• pound/second [lb/s] = 453.59237 gram/second [g/s]
• pound/minute [lb/min] = 7.5598728333333 gram/second [g/s]
• pound/hour [lb/h] = 0.12599788055556 gram/second [g/s]
• pound/day [lb/d] = 0.0052499116898148 gram/second [g/s]