In an experiment, a reaction requires 0.006 kg of KCl, but the scale used to measure the mass only reports masses in grams (g). Which of the following values would the scale read if the exact mass of KCl was measured?

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Although the kilogram is the SI base unit of mass, most laboratory balances measure masses in grams. This is because it's very uncommon (and expensive) to use kilogram-scale masses. Since 1 kg is equal to 1,000 g, to convert 0.006 kg to g, just multiply the number of kilograms by 1,000.

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