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