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Conversion Chart
Metric Conversions
1 tera = 1T_ = 1012_
Remember:
1 giga_ = 1G_ = 109 _
1 with the prefix
1 mega_ = 1M_ = 106 _
Base Units
1 kilo_ = 1k_ = 103 _
meter (m)
2
1 hecto_ = 1H_ = 10 _
gram (g)
1 deca_ = 1D_ = 101 _
liter (L)
-1
1 deci_ = 1d_ = 10 _
second (s)
1 centi_ = 1c_ = 10-2 _
joule (J)
-3
1 milli_ = 1m_ = 10 _
pascal (Pa)
1 micro_ = 1µ_ = 10-6 _
-9
byte (B)
1 nano_ = 1n_ = 10 _
1 pico_ = 1 p_ = 10-12_
1 femto_ = 1f_ = 10-15 _
1 atto_ = 1 a_ = 10-18 _
Length
1 meter
1 centimeter
1 inch
1 foot
1 yard
1 kilometer
1 mile
= 1.0936 yards
= 0.39370 inch
= 2.54 centimeters (exactly)
= 12 inches
= 3 feet
= 0.62137 mile
= 5280 feet
= 1.6093 kilometers
1 angstrom (Å) = 10-10 meter
= 100 picometers
Mass
Volume
density
1 kilogram
= 1000 grams
= 2.2046 pounds
1 pound
= 453.59 grams
= 0.45359 kilogram
= 16 ounces
1 ton
= 2000 pounds
= 907.185 kilograms
1 metric ton
= 1000 kilograms
= 2204.6 pounds
1 atomic mass unit = 1.66056 x 10-27 kilograms
= 10-3m3
= 1 dm3
= 1.0567 quarts
1 gallon = 4 quarts
= 8 pints
= 3.7854 liters
1 quart = 32 fluid ounces
= 0.94633 liter
1 mL = 1cm3
1 liter
Pressure
= 1 N/m2
= 1 kg/m
1 atmosphere = 101.325 kilopascals
= 760 mmHg
= 760 torr
= 14.70 pounds per square inch (psi)
1 bar
= 105 pascals
1 pascal
Molecules
1 mole particles = 6.02 x 1023 particles
Molar mass: # g particle/ mole particle
Energy
1 joule
= 1 kg ● m2/s2
= 0.23901 calorie
= 9.4781 x 10-4 btu
(british thermal unit)
1 calorie = 4.184 joules
= 3.965 x 10-3
1 btu
= 1055.06 joules
= 252.2 calories
1 Calorie (food) = 1000 calories