System Internationale, Chemistry Prefixes
| ==Quantity== | ==Base Unit== | ==Symbol== |
|---|---|---|
| Mass | Grams | g |
| Length | Meter | m |
| Time | Seconds | sec |
| Temperature | Kelvin | K |
| Amount | Mole | mol |
| Volume | Liter | l |
0 Kelvin = -273 degrees Celsius.
22 degrees Celsius = 295 Kelvin
Prefixes:
| Amount | Prefix | Symbol | Example with a quantity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billion | 10^9 | Giga | G | Gigabites |
| Million | 10^6 | Mega | M | Megabites |
| Thousand | 10^3 | Kilo | k | Kilograms |
| Base Unit | 10^0 | grams, meters, etc. | ||
| Tenths | 10^-1 | Deci | d | decimeter |
| Hundredths | 10^-2 | Centi | c | centigram, centimeter |
| Thousandths | 10^-3 | Milli | m | millimeter |
| Millionths | 10^-6 | micro | μ | microseconds |
| Billionths | 10^-9 | nano | n | nanoseconds |
| Trillionths | 10^-12 | pico | p | picometer |