Metric Unit Prefixes (Conversions for Chemistry)
Base
Liter, gram, etc.
Giga
Symbol: G Magnitude: 10^9 Meaning (Multiply By): 1,000,000,000
Mega
Symbol: M Magnitude: 10^6 Meaning (Multiply By): 1,000,000
Tera
Symbol: T Magnitude: 10^12 Meaning (Multiply By): 1,000,000,000,000
Centi
Symbol: c Magnitude: 10^-2 Meaning (Multiply By): 0.01 or 1/100
Deci
Symbol: d Magnitude: 10^-1 Meaning (Multiply By): 0.1 or 1/10
Femto
Symbol: f Magnitude: 10^-15 Meaning (Multiply By): 0.000000000 000001
Kilo
Symbol: k Magnitude: 10^3 Meaning (Multiply By): 1,000
Milli
Symbol: m Magnitude: 10^-3 Meaning (Multiply By): 0.001 or 1/1000
Nano
Symbol: n Magnitude: 10^-9 Meaning (Multiply By): 0.000000001 or 1/1000000000
Pico
Symbol: p Magnitude: 10^-12 Meaning (Multiply By): 0.000000000 001
Micro
Symbol: μ Magnitude: 10^-6 Meaning (Multiply By): 0.000001 or 1/1000000