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SI Prefixes
kilo thru nano: symbol, # value, factor (1x10^)
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Chemistry
Undergraduate 1
01/12/2018
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Term
Prefix for numerical value:
1000
 Definition
Kilo
[i.e.: kilometer (km)]
Term
Prefix for numerical value:
0.1
 Definition
Deci
[i.e.: decimeter (dm)]
Term
Prefix for numerical value:
0.01
 Definition
Centi
[i.e.: centimeter (cm)]
Term
Prefix for numerical value:
0.000,001
 Definition
Micro
[i.e.: micrometer (um)]
Term
Prefix for numerical value:
0.000,000,001
 Definition
Nano
[i.e.: nanometer (nm)]
Term
KILO = 1x10^? m (meters)
 Definition
1x10^3 m
Term
DECI = 1x10^? m (meters)
 Definition
1x10^-1 m
Term
CENTI = 1x10^? m (meters)
 Definition
1x10^-2 m
Term
MILI = = 1x10^? m (meters)
 Definition
1x10^-3 m
Term
MICRO = 1x10^? m (meters)
 Definition
1x10^-6 m
Term
NANO = = 1x10^? m (meters)
 Definition
1x10^-9 m
Term
Prefix for numerical value: 0.001
 Definition
Milli [i.e.: millimeter (mm)]
Term
1 gram (g) =
What FACTOR in kg?
 Definition
1x10^-3 kg
Term
1 gram (g) =
What FACTOR in dg?
 Definition
1x10^1 dg
...or 10 dg
Term
1 gram (g) =
What FACTOR in cg?
 Definition
1x10^2 cg
...or 100 cg
Term
1 gram (g) =
What FACTOR in mg?
 Definition
1x10^3 mg
...or 1000 mg
Term
1 gram (g) =
What FACTOR in ug?
 Definition
1x10^6 ug
...or 1,000,000 ug
Term
1 gram (g) =
What FACTOR in ng?
 Definition
1x10^9 ng
...or 1,000,000,000 ng
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