Chemistry: SI Prefixes

Question 0

Mega-

Answer 0

Symbol: M
Numerical value in base units: 1,000,000
Power of 10 equivalent: 10^6

Question 1

Giga-

Answer 1

Symbol: G
Numerical value in base units: 1,000,000,000
Power of 10 equivalent: 10^9

Question 2

Kilo-

Answer 2

Symbol: k
Numerical value in base units: 1000
Power of 10 equivalent: 10^3

Answer 3

Symbol: —
Numerical value in base units: 1
Power of 10 equivalent: 10^0

Question 4

Deci-

Answer 4

Symbol: d
Numerical value in base units: 0.1
Power of 10 equivalent: 10^-1

Question 5

Centi-

Answer 5

Symbol: c
Numerical value in base units: 0.01
Power of 10 equivalent: 10^-2

Question 6

Milli-

Answer 6

Symbol: m
Numerical value in base units: 0.001
Power of 10 equivalent: 10^-3

Question 7

Micro-

Answer 7

Symbol: u
Numerical value in base units: 0.000001
Power of 10 equivalent: 10^-6

Question 8

Nano-

Answer 8

Symbol: n
Numerical value in base units: 0.000000001
Power of 10 equivalent: 10^-9

Question 9

Pico-

Answer 9

Symbol: p
Numerical value in base units: 0.000000000001
Power of 10 equivalent: 10^-12