Question: 71. Use scientific (exponential) notation to express the following quantities in terms of the SI base units in Table 1.3 : Common Unit Prefixes

71. Use scientific (exponential) notation to express the following quantities in terms 

71. Use scientific (exponential) notation to express the following quantities in terms of the SI base units in Table 1.3 : Common Unit Prefixes Prefix Symbol Factor Example femto f 10-15 1 femtosecond (fs) = 1X 10-15 s (0.000000000000001 s) pico 10-12 1 picometer (pm) = 1x 10-12 m (0.000000000001 m) nano 10-9 4 nanograms (ng) = 4 x 10-9 g (0.000000004 g) micro 10-6 1 microliter (uL) = 1X 10-6 L (0.000001 L) milli 10-3 2 millimoles (mmol) = 2x 10-3 mol (0.002 mol) centi 10-2 7 centimeters (cm) = 7 x 10-2 m (0.07 m) deci d 10-1 1 deciliter (dL) =1X 10-1L (0.1 L) kilo k 103 1 kilometer (km) = 1x 103 m (1000 m) mega M 106 3 megahertz (MHz) = 3 X 106 Hz (3,000,000 Hz) giga G 109 8 gigayears (Gyr) = 8 X 109 yr (8,000,000,000 yr) tera 1012 5 terawatts (TW) = 5 x 1012 w (5,000,000,000,000 W) Table 1.3 () 37.6 m

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