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Sphere Volume Calculator

Volume measures the space enclosed by a sphere. The radius is the distance from its center to its surface. Enter the radius in any length unit; the result uses that same unit cubed.

Worked example: For radius 4 cm, V = (4/3) × π × 4³ ≈ 268.083 cm³. Doubling the radius to 8 cm multiplies volume by eight, not two.

Assumptions and units: Use the radius, not the diameter. This formula assumes a perfect sphere; a hollow shell requires subtracting the inner sphere volume.

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Sphere volume

Find the space inside a perfect sphere.

V = 4⁄3 πr³
Live 3D graph
Sphere volume live 3D graphx² + y² + z² = r². Radius changes the surface coordinates and the calculated result together. Axes: x (units), y (units), z (units). Sphere volume: 268.1 units³-505x (units)-505y (units)-505z (units)Or = 4
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24° tilt / -35° orbit / 1.00x
  • x (units): -8 to 8
  • y (units): -8 to 8
  • z (units): -8 to 8
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  • Spatial model (equal scale)

x² + y² + z² = r². Radius changes the surface coordinates and the calculated result together.

Drag to orbit. Focus the graph and use arrow keys to rotate, +/− to zoom, or 0 to reset. Axis ranges adjust to keep the data in view.

Sphere volume: 268.1 units³

model notes

A radius changes volume dramatically: doubling it creates eight times the space.

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Sphere volume
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V = 4πr³ / 3

Enter the known quantities. The selected unknown is calculated, not entered.

Live result
268.083units³
step by step
  1. 01Radius r = 4 units
  2. 02V = 4⁄3 × π × (4)³
  3. 03V = 268.083 units³
unit converter
Converted result
100 cm
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