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5 milligrams
- Mass & weight
- mg
- Metric
5 milligrams is a measurement of mass & weight. That is 0.000005 kilograms, or 0.005 grams. Below it is converted into all 15 units Nerdulator knows for mass & weight.
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micrograms5,000 µg
short tons5.51155655 × 10^-9 ton (US)
long tons4.92103264 × 10^-9 ton (UK)
grains0.07716179 gr
carats0.025 ct
drams0.00282192 dr
hundredweight9.84206528 × 10^-8 cwt
About this quantity
CategoryMass & weight
Unitmilligram (mg)
SystemMetric
In kilograms (the base unit)0.000005 kg
Definition1 milligram = 0.000001 kilogramexact by definition
Double10 milligrams
Half2.5 milligrams
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