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Prefixes for multiples of SI units
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Chemistry
Undergraduate 1
01/20/2013

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Tera (T)
Definition
1,000,000,000,000 = 10^12
1 teragram (Tg) = 10^12 g
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giga (G)
Definition
1,000,000,000 = 10^9
1 gigameter (Gm) = 10^9 m
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mega (M)
Definition
1,000,000 = 10^6
1 megameter (Mm) = 10^6 m
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kilo (k)
Definition
1000 = 10^3
1 kilogram (kg) = 10^3 g
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hecto (h)
Definition
100 = 10^2
1 hectogram (hg) = 100 g
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deka (da)
Definition
10 = 10^1
1 dekagram (dag) = 10 g
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deci (d)
Definition
0.1 = 10^-1
1 decimeter (dm) = 0.1 m
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centi (c)
Definition
0.01 = 10^-2
1 centimeter (cm) = 0.01 m
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milli (m)
Definition
0.001 = 10^-3
1 milligram (mg) = 0.001 g
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micro (u)
Definition
0.0000001 = 10^-6
1 micrometer (um) = 10^-6 m
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nano (n)
Definition
0.0000000001 = 10^-9
1 nanosecond (ns) = 10^-9 s
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pico (p)
Definition
0.000000000001 = 10^-12
1 picosecond (ps) = 10^-12 s
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femto (f)
Definition
0.000000000000001 = 10^-15
1 femtomole (fmol) = 10^-15 mol
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