This table uses liters (L) as the base unit, but you can use this table for ANY base unit. For example, 1 s = 1×106 µs.
OR Base Unit Prefix
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NOTE: Two equivalence statements are written for each pr...
CONVERSIONS TO USE
METRIC PREFIXES
This table uses liters (L) as the base unit, but you can use this table for ANY base unit. For example, 1 s = 1×106 µs.
OR Base Unit Prefix
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
NOTE: Two equivalence statements are written for each prefix. Either is equally correct (they are exactly the
same). Use whichever makes more sense to you.
OTHER CONVERSIONS
All of these are exact numbers except those marked with *
METRIC tt METRIC ENGLISH tt
ENGLISH
ENGLISH tt
METRIC
LENGTH 1 cm = 1×108 Å
(Å is the symbol for
angstroms)
12 in. = 1 ft.
3 ft. = 1 yd.
5280 ft. = 1 mi.
1 in. = 2.54 cm
1 mile = 1.609 km*
MASS / WEIGHT 1000 kg = 1 metric ton 2000 lb. = 1 ton
16 oz. = 1 lb.
K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
39.10 40.08 44.96 47.87 50.94 52.00 54.94 55.85 58.93 58.69
63.55 65.38 69.72 72.63 74.92 78.97 79.90 83.80
5 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
85.47 87.62 88.91 91.22 92.91 95.95 (98) 101.0 102.9 106.4
107.8 112.4 114.8 118.7 121.7 127.6 126.9 131.2
7 1 2 7 1 2 1 6 0 0 9
6 55 56 57 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
132.9 137.3 138.9 178.4 180.9 183.8 186.2 190.2 192.2 195.0
196.9 200.5 204.3 207.2 208.9 (209) (210) (222)
1 3 1 9 5 4 1 3 2 8 7 9 8 8
7 87 88 89 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115
116 117 118
Fr Ra Ac Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Nh Fl Mc Lv Ts Og