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Bio 120 Unit 1
Unit Conversions and Prefixes for Covalent Naming
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| tera (T)- | 10^12 |
| giga (G)- | 10^9 |
| mega (M)- | 10^6 |
| kilo (k)- | 10^3 |
| hecto (h)- | 10^2 |
| deka (da)- | 10^1 |
| Unit (g, m, L, s)- | 10^0 (base) |
| deci (d)- | 10^-1 |
| centi (c)- | 10^-2 |
| milli (m)- | 10^-3 |
| micro (u)- | 10^-6 |
| nano (n)- | 10^-9 |
| pico (p)- | 10^-12 |
| smaller -----> larger | move decimal left |
| larger -----> smaller | move decimal right |
| mono- | one |
| di- | 2 |
| tri- | 3 |
| tetra- | 4 |
| penta- | 5 |
| hexa- | 6 |
| hepta- | 7 |
| octa- | 8 |
| nona- | 9 |
| deca- | 10 |