A sample of the toxic liquid metal  mercury has a volume of 0.140 dm3.  
    You find a container that might be suitable for the purpose and measure the container’s inside dimensions to be 5.2 cm x 2 cm x 1.433 x 101 cm. 
1 L = 1 dm3  (cubic decimeter)
V = l x w x h
1 mL = 1 cm3  (cubic centimeter)