Difference between revisions of "Micro"

Revision as of 10:59, 30 November 2018

Micro is a Unit Prefix that means a number is 1000,000 times smaller than the normal unit.

Micro can be shortened to the greek letter µ (pronounced 'mew').

A micrometre (µm) is 1/1000,000th of a metre (m).

A microvolt (µV) is 1/1000,000th of a volt (V).

A microgram (µg) is 1/1000,000th of a gram (g).

A bacteria may be 1 micrometre (1µm) long.

A grain of salt may be 50 micrograms (50µg) in mass.

To convert from micro to the base unit you must times by 1000.

63000µm = (63000/1000,000)m = 0.063m

8400µm = (8400/1000,000)m = 0.0084m

260µm = (260/1000,000)m = 0.00026m

98µm = (98/1000,000)m = 0.000098m

3µm = (3/1000,000)m = 0.000003m

To convert to micro from a base unit you must divide by 1000.

8m = 8x1000,000µm = 8,000,000µm

54m = 54x1000,000µm = 24,000,000µm

6.2m = 6.2x1000,000µm = 6,200,000µm

0.33m = 0.33x1000,000µm = 330,000µm

0.052m = 0.052x1000,000µm = 52,000µm

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 : A [[bacteria]] may be 1 micrometre (1µm) long.
 : A grain of salt may be 50 micrograms (50µg) in [[mass]].
+===Converting from Micro===
+To convert from [[micro]] to the base unit you must times by 1000.
+: 63000µm = (63000/1000,000)m = 0.063m
+: 8400µm = (8400/1000,000)m = 0.0084m
+: 260µm = (260/1000,000)m = 0.00026m
+: 98µm = (98/1000,000)m = 0.000098m
+: 3µm = (3/1000,000)m = 0.000003m
+===Converting to Micro===
+To convert to [[micro]] from a base unit you must divide by 1000.
+: 8m = 8x1000,000µm = 8,000,000µm
+: 54m = 54x1000,000µm = 24,000,000µm
+: 6.2m = 6.2x1000,000µm = 6,200,000µm
+: 0.33m = 0.33x1000,000µm = 330,000µm
+: 0.052m = 0.052x1000,000µm = 52,000µm