Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cubic centimeters to liters is 0.001, which means that 1 cubic centimeter is equal to 0.001 liters:

1 cm3 = 0.001 L

To convert 500 cubic centimeters into liters we have to multiply 500 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cubic centimeters to liters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm3 → 0.001 L

500 cm3 → V_(L)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in liters:

V_(L) = 500 cm3 × 0.001 L

V_(L) = 0.5 L

The final result is:

500 cm3 → 0.5 L

We conclude that 500 cubic centimeters is equivalent to 0.5 liters:

500 cubic centimeters = 0.5 liters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 liter is equal to 2 × 500 cubic centimeters.

Another way is saying that 500 cubic centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 2 liters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred cubic centimeters is approximately zero point five liters:

500 cm3 ≅ 0.5 L

An alternative is also that one liter is approximately two times five hundred cubic centimeters.

Conversion table

cubic centimeters to liters chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from cubic centimeters to liters