Question

Perform the following conversion. Make sure your answer has the correct number of significant digits.

3.22 Gg to kg

Answer 1

`\boxed{3.22 * 10^(6)\text{ kg}}`

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Convert gigagrams to grams

10⁹ g = 1 Gg

`\text{Mass} = \text{ 3.22 Gg} * \frac{10^(9)\text{ g}}{\text{1 Gg}} = 3.22 * 10^(9)\text{ g}`

2. Convert grams to kilograms

1 kg = 10³ g

`\text{Mass} = 3.22 * 10^(9)\text{ g} * \frac{\text{1 kg}}{ 10^(3)\text{ kg}} = 3.22 * 10^(6) \text{ kg}\\\\\text{3.22 Gg =} \boxed{\mathbf{3.22 * 10^(6)\textbf{ kg}}}`