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A student measures 6.472grams of magnesium ribbon. How many milligrams? How many kilograms?
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metric conversions.notebook
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Mrs. Plagge measures 50.8mL of hydrochloric acid. How many centiliters? How many liters?
50.8mL = 5.08cL
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Mrs. Clark measures a side of a block of aluminum to be 3.80cm. How many millimeters? How many kilometers?
3.80cm = 38.0mm
3.80cm = 0.000 038 0km
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A biochemist measures 475 μL of ATP solution. How many mL? 475 μL = 0.475mL
How many L?
= 0.000475L
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A physical chemist determines the wavelength of violet light to be 425nm. How many meters? 0.000 000 425m
How many mm?
0.000425mm
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