Conversion formula

The conversion factor from milliliters to liters is 0.001, which means that 1 milliliter is equal to 0.001 liters:

1 ml = 0.001 L

To convert 501 milliliters into liters we have to multiply 501 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from milliliters to liters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ml → 0.001 L

501 ml → V_(L)

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

V_(L) = 501 ml × 0.001 L

V_(L) = 0.501 L

The final result is:

501 ml → 0.501 L

We conclude that 501 milliliters is equivalent to 0.501 liters:

501 milliliters = 0.501 liters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 liter is equal to 1.9960079840319 × 501 milliliters.

Another way is saying that 501 milliliters is equal to 1 ÷ 1.9960079840319 liters.

Approximate result

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

501 ml ≅ 0.501 L

An alternative is also that one liter is approximately one point nine nine six times five hundred one milliliters.

Conversion table

milliliters to liters chart

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