Multiplication Factors
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Periodic Table
Multiplication Factors
Physical Constants
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In chemistry you will have to deal with numbers of a wide range of magnitudes and for convenience these can be expressed as multiplication factors such as 'kilo' or 'micro'. A complete range is shown here.
Multiplication Factor
Name
Symbol
1012
tera
T
109
giga
G
106
mega
M
103
kilo
k
10-1
deci
d
10-2
centi
c
10-3
milli
m
10-6
micro
µ
10-9
nano
n
10-12
pico
p
10-15
femto
f