Flask is a British unit of mass or weight in the avoirdupois system, used to measure mercury. It is defined as . Near

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, a flask of mercury occupies a

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of approximately .At 20°C/ 68°F listed density of 13545 kg/m³ = 13.545 kg/L (14.1298 oz/fl oz (US))

Conversion

1 flask (mercury) ≡ 76 lb 1 flask (mercury) ≡ 34.47302012 kg

References

{{Reflist Units of mass Customary units of measurement Standards of the United Kingdom