Metric Prefix Conversion Problem Set 2
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SI prefixes
| Power of 10 | Prefix | Symbol |
| 10-18 | atto | a |
| 10-15 | femto | f |
| 10-12 | pico | p |
| 10-9 | nano | n |
| 10-6 | micro | μ |
| 10-3 | milli | m |
| 10-2 | centi | c |
| 10-1 | deci | d |
| 100 | (base unit) | |
| 101 | deka | da |
| 102 | hecto | h |
| 103 | kilo | k |
| 106 | mega | M |
| 109 | giga | G |
| 1012 | tera | T |
| 1015 | peta | P |
| 1018 | exa | E |