si prefixes

SI Prefixes

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HHydrogen

SrStrontium

Rnradon

LiLithium

MgMagnesium

NaSodium

BBoron

AlAluminum

BrBromine

Xexenon

GaGallium

Seselenium

BeBeryllium

PbLead

SSulfur

CaCalcium

BaBarium

CCarbon

SiSilicon

GeGermanium

Clchlorine

KPotassium

SnTin

NNitrogen

Hgmercury

PPhosphorus

OOxygen

Agsilver

Krkrypton

Cdcadmium

Ffluorine

Hehelium

Iiodine

AsArsenic

Neneon

Arargon

Augold

SI Prefixes

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SI PrefixesGiga – G billion--- skip line--- skip lineMega – M million------Kilo – k thousandHecto – h hundredDeka – da tenGram/meter/liter base units

Deci – d tenthCenti – c hundredthMilli – m thousandth------micro - millionth------nano – n billionth------pico – p trillionth

Converting Between Units

1. Write down given

2. Put matching unit on bottom – to cancel

3. Put desired unit on top

4. Set LARGER unit equal to ONE

5. Count number of steps between units – the smaller unit will be 10steps between the larger and smaller units

350 mm to Gm

.000890 g to g

539 GL to cL

.0345 pm to nm

7093 GL to cL

0.394 hg to g

3920 cL to mL

0.726 cg to g

2922 nm to Mm

92.6 g to g

0.001039 nm to km

9.2 pm to mm

5.49*10-3 ng to dag

4*1015 pg to dag

139.44 hg to g

30200 GL to dL

54.3 dam to km

49.25 pg to dag

4934 dm to km

4320 L to mL

Homework

SI Prefixes