C cokergirl New member Joined Aug 25, 2005 Messages 3 Aug 25, 2005 #1 How do you use appropriate metric prefixes to write the following without using exponents? 6.35 X 10^-2 L 12.5 X 10^-8 kg
How do you use appropriate metric prefixes to write the following without using exponents? 6.35 X 10^-2 L 12.5 X 10^-8 kg
G Guest Guest Aug 26, 2005 #2 use of prefixes.... milli means 1/1000 or ...x10^-3 so 1.54 x 10^-2 needs to be rewritten in the form of 15.4x 10^-3 which is then 15.4 milli litres or 15.4 mL Kilograms = 1000 grams or 1x 10^3 g does this help........
use of prefixes.... milli means 1/1000 or ...x10^-3 so 1.54 x 10^-2 needs to be rewritten in the form of 15.4x 10^-3 which is then 15.4 milli litres or 15.4 mL Kilograms = 1000 grams or 1x 10^3 g does this help........