Re: The currently accepted symbol for liter (l or L?)

[jdelahunt@rikki.cc.colorado.edu (John DeLaHunt)]

>I would appreciating hearing from anyone on this list who is aware of 
>international standards/documents which recommend the current symbol 
>for litre.  It is a non-SI unit, so there is quite a bit of 
>inconsistency around the world.
>
>I have seen a 1998 IUPAC document which recommends either l or L...
               ^^^^
Wow.  Delivered by Dr. Who via Tardis Express?  ;-)
 
>(But IUPAC is the same organisation which decreed that sulphur should 
>be spelt sulfur!!!  :-)   )
>Other documentation I have seen recommends cursive l.

I use a cursive l in pen, but in electronic text that may be a non-cursive
l, or even L.

Some documents I am looking at (lab procedures) use L for liter and mL for
milliliter.

Hawley's chemical dictionary asserts it may be either.

Hope this helps.  (Phat chance)

John
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