Chemistry 119 - SI Prefixes and Conversion Factors

tera- symbol

T

tera- meaning

10¹²

How many grams is one teragram (Tg)?

1×10¹² g

giga- symbol

G

giga- meaning

1×10⁹

How many grams is one gigagram (Gg)?

1×10⁹ g

mega- symbol

M

mega- meaning

10⁶

How many grams is one megagram (Mg)?

1x10⁶ g

kilo- symbol

k

kilo- meaning

10³

How many grams is one kilogram (kg)?

1x10³ g

deci- symbol

d

deci- meaning

10⁻¹

How many grams is one decigram (dg)?

1x10⁻¹ g

centi- symbol

c

centi- meaning

10⁻²

How many grams is one centigram (cg)?

1x10⁻² g

milli- symbol

m

milli- meaning

10⁻³

How many grams is one milligram (mg)?

1x10⁻³ g

micro- symbol

μ

How many grams is one microgram (μg)?

1x10⁻⁶ g

micro- meaning

10⁻⁶

nano- symbol

n

nano- meaning

10⁻⁹

How many grams is one nanogram (ng)?

1x10⁻⁹ g

pico- symbol

p

pico- meaning

1×10^-12

How many grams is one picogram (pg)?

1×10^-12 g

femto- symbol

f

femto- meaning

1×10^-15

How many grams is one femtogram (fg)?

1×10^-15 g

1 inch = ? cm

2.54 cm

1 foot = ? inches

12 inches

1 mile = ? ft

5280 ft

1 pound = ? oz

16 oz

1 pound = ? g

453.59 g

1 Liter = ? quarts

1.0567 quarts

1 milliliter = ? cm^3

1 cm^3

Kelvin = ?

°C + 273.15

°C = ?

5/9(°F-32)

1 kcal = ? kilo-Joules

4.184 kilo-Joules

1 mm Hg = ? torr

1 torr

1 atmosphere = ? torr

760 torr

Remember:

Power to “u” - the scientific notation goes to the unit in the middle of KHDUDCM