Containers and capacity

2 litre bottle

A soda bottle is used to contain and serve carbonated soft drinks.

How big is it?

2 L in capacity

Also 0.5283 US gal

Volume · example

Scale illustration of 2 litre bottle, calibrated to its volume measurement.
The marked volume represents 2 L.

A little perspective

About 1.18 times the volume of 1.7 litre kettle.

1.7 litre kettle: A kettle is used to heat water, often for making tea or coffee.

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These are equal-volume cubes. Edge lengths grow with the cube root of capacity; the cubes do not depict container exteriors.
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2 litre bottle

Defined 2 litre capacity. Actual containers, servings and fills vary. Outer shape is not used to calculate capacity.

Defined examples — our methodology

The marked volume is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.

1.7 litre kettle

Defined 1.7 litre capacity. Actual containers, servings and fills vary. Outer shape is not used to calculate capacity.

Defined examples — our methodology

The marked volume is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.

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Why we use 2 L

For comparison, this page uses volume. This is labelled example: an explicit comparison model rather than a claim that every example has the same value.

Defined 2 litre capacity. Actual containers, servings and fills vary. Outer shape is not used to calculate capacity.

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Recorded properties

2 litre bottle dimensions and measurements

PropertySelected valueRecorded rangeBasis
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