Metric System

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Vocabulary flashcards covering metric system prefixes, scale factors, and base units based on the lecture notes.

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Pico (p)

  • 10−1210^{-12} ,

  • 1 pL=0.000000000001 L1\,pL = 0.000000000001\,L.


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nano (n)

  • 10−910^{-9} ,

  • 1 nL=0.000000001 L1\,nL=0.000000001\,L .



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micro (u)

  • 1 uL =0.000001 L0.000001\,L

  • (10−610^{-6}).


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milli (m)

  • 10−310^{-3} ,

  • 1 mL=0.001 L1\,mL=0.001\,L .


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centi ( c )

  • 10−210^{-2}

  • 1 cL=0.01 L1\,cL=0.01\,L .


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deci (d)

  • 10−110^{-1} ,

  • 1 pL=0.1 L1\,pL = 0.1\,L .


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Kilo ( k )

  • 10310^{3}

  • 1,0001,000 base units,

  • 1 kg=1,000 g1\,kg = 1,000\,g.


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Mega ( M )

  • 10610^6

  • 1,000,0001,000, 000 base units,

  • 1kg = 1,000, 000


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giga (G)

  • 10910^{9}

  • 1,000,000,000 b = 1Gb


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Tera (IT)

  • 101210^{12}

  • 1,000,000,000,0001,000,000,000,000 g= 1Tg