Beaker — 50 mL — free printable diagram

How much is 50 mL?

This beaker is filled to the 50 mL mark, which is 0.05 litres.

Volume

50 mL

In litres

0.05 L

In cubic centimetres

50 cm³

Fraction of a litre

1/20

• There are 1,000 millilitres in a litre, so converting means dividing by 1,000: 50 ÷ 1000 = 0.05, which is 0.05 L.
• A millilitre and a cubic centimetre are the same volume, so 50 mL is also 50 cm³ — the reason a 1,000 cm³ cube holds exactly one litre.
• As a fraction of a full litre that is 1/20.
• Read a beaker at eye level and take the measurement from the bottom of the curved surface of the liquid, the meniscus — reading from above makes the volume look larger than it is.