Practice: Which quantity in the following pair is smaller?
Metric Prefixes are “labels” that can be placed in front of base units.
Metric Prefix Multipliers
Concept #1: Understanding Metric Prefixes
Concept #2: Using the Metric Prefix Chart
Example #1: Convert the following value to the desired units: 694 kg to µg
Practice: Use the prefix multipliers to express each measurement without any exponents.
a) 32 x 10-13 L
b) 7.3 x 106 g
c) 18.5 x 1011 s
Practice: Use scientific notation to express each quantity with only the base unit.
a) 83 µm
b) 193 kg
c) 2.7 mmol
Practice: If a room has a volume of 1.15 x 108 cm3, what is the volume in km3?
