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FACTOR LABEL HOMEWORK. 1. 1.55 x 10 6 nm = km. This is just a metric conversion ---- always 2 steps. One step to the BASE unit, meters:. One step to the desired unit, kilometers:. Start with what you’re given:. 1. km. 1x10 -9. m. 1.55 x 10 6 nm. x. x. 1. nm. 1x10 3. m.
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FACTOR LABEL HOMEWORK
1. 1.55 x 106 nm = km This is just a metric conversion ---- always 2 steps. One step to the BASE unit, meters: One step to the desired unit, kilometers: Start with what you’re given: 1 km 1x10-9 m 1.55 x 106 nm x x 1 nm 1x103 m 1.55x10-6km
2. .00000093 Tg = g This is just a metric conversion ---- always 2 steps. One step to the BASE unit, grams: One step to the desired unit, micrograms: Start with what you’re given: 1 g 1x1012 g .00000093Tg x x 1 Tg 1x10-6 g 9.3x1011g
3. 8.5 x 10-20 Ml = ml This is just a metric conversion ---- always 2 steps. One step to the BASE unit, liters: One step to the desired unit, milliliters: Start with what you’re given: 1 ml 1x106 l 8.5 x10-20 Ml x x 1 Ml 1x10-3 l 1000 ml 1 l Or you could use this for last fraction 8.5x10-11ml
4. 8 gallons = liters Gallons is an English unit and liters is a metric unit - determine what Metric-English conversion will work (from box at top of homework) Start with what you’re given: 4 .94 l qt 8 gal x x 1 gal 1 qt 30.08 liters
5. 5.75 x 1015 s = years Keep converting to bigger units of time until you get to years: Start with what you’re given: 1 days yr 1 1 1 min hr 5.75 x1015s x x x x hr 60 s 24 min 60 365 days 1.82x108 yr
6. 500 ml/min = qt/hr This has 2 dimensions. Convert ml to qt and min to hr Start with what you’re given: ml is on top Min on bottom 1 500 ml 1x10-3 qt l 60 min x x x 1 hr min .94 l 1 ml 31.9 qt/hr
1. 1.55 x 106 nm = km This is just a metric conversion ---- always 2 steps. One step to the BASE unit, meters: One step to the desired unit, kilometers: Start with what you’re given: 1x10-9 1 km m 1.55 x 106 nm x x 1 nm 1x103 m 1.55x10-6km