What Is The Smallest Prefix?

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Purpose Name Name One smaller quantities or sub units

deci

Example: decimeter Tenth
centi Example: centigram Hundredth milli Example: milliliter Thousandth

Which is the smallest prefix in physics?

From the above, we can clearly see that

fermi

is the smallest prefix. Hence the correct answer is option (C); fermi. The prefix fermi which is ten to the power of minus fifteen is also known as femto. These prefixes are derived from Latin language.

What are the SI prefixes in order from largest to smallest?

  • Mega. 1,000,000/1. M. (8)
  • Kilo. 1,000/1. K. (7)
  • Hecto. 100/1. H. (6)
  • deka. 10/1. DA. (5)
  • Standerd unit. Standerd unit.
  • Deci. 1/10. .10. D. (4)
  • Centi. 1/100. .100. C. (3)
  • Milli. 1/1,000. .1000. M. (2)

Which list of prefixes is ordered smallest to largest?

  • nano. 0.000000001- 10 to the -9.
  • micro. 0.000001- 10 to the -6.
  • milli. 0.001- 10 to the -3.
  • centi. 0.01- 10 to the -2.
  • kilo. 1,000- 10 to the 3.
  • mega. 1,000,000- 10 to the 6.
  • giga. 1,000,000,000- 10 to the 9.
  • tera. 1,000,000,000,000- 10 to 12.

Is micro smaller than Milli?

A micrometer, also called a micron, is

one thousand times smaller than millimeter

. It is equal to 1/1,000,000th (or one millionth of meter).

Which is the smallest unit?

What is a

zeptosecond

? A zeptosecond is a trillionth of a billionth of a second. That’s a decimal point followed by 20 zeroes and a 1, and it looks like this: 0.000 000 000 000 000 000 001. The only unit of time shorter than a zeptosecond is a yoctosecond, and Planck time.

What does the symbol 10 9 mean?

Factor Name Symbol 10

– 6

micro μ
10

– 9


nano


n
10

– 12

pico p
10

– 15

femto f

What is P SI unit?


pico

(p) 10

– 12

. 0.000 000 000 000 001. femto (f)

Is si an unit?

The International System of Units (SI, abbreviated from the French Système international (d’unités)) is

the modern form of the metric system

. It is the only system of measurement with an official status in nearly every country in the world. … Twenty-two derived units have been provided with special names and symbols.

What is the prefix for 10 3?

Prefix Symbol Meaning
milli


m

10

– 3
micro μ or mc 10

– 6
nano n 10

– 9
pico p 10

– 12

Is deci bigger than centi?

Metric Prefix Place Value Definition Usage for Length milli- 0.001 (thousandth) milliliter, milligram centi- 0.01 (hundredth) centimeter deci- 0.1 (tenth) decimeter 1 (one) meter (no prefix for base unit)

Is Pico bigger than nano?

A kilogram being a thousand grams, but a nanogram isn’t a billionth of a gram, it’s just a millionth, it’s a billionth of a kilogram. Anyway,

smaller than nano

? … pico (million-millionth), femto (million-billionth), atto (billion-billionth), zepto (billion-trillionth), yocto (trillion-trillionth).

What is the largest metric prefix?

prefix symbol decimal number kilo k 1,000
mega


M

1,000,000
giga G 1,000,000,000 tera T 1,000,000,000,000

Whats smaller than a micro?

Purpose Name Factor smaller quantities or sub units milli Example: milliliter 10

– 3
micro Example: microgram 10

– 6

nano

Example: nanometer 10

– 9
pico Example: picogram 10

– 12

What is smaller than a Picometer?

A picometer is 10^(-12) meters, ie 1000 times smaller. … In this case, a

nanometer

is 10^(-9) meters.

How small is nano?

Just how small is “nano?” In the International System of Units, the prefix “nano” means one-billionth, or 10

– 9

; therefore

one nanometer is one-billionth of a meter

. It’s difficult to imagine just how small that is, so here are some examples: A sheet of paper is about 100,000 nanometers thick.

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