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A human hair is approximately 60 µm in diameter. Express this diameter in meters. Answer in units of m.

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Answer:

The diameter in meters is
60* 10^(-6)meters

Explanation:

Since we know that the prefix 'μ' stands for micro meaning


1\mu =10^(-6)

Thus human hair with diamerer of
60\mu m in meters is calculated as


Diameter_(meters)=60* 10^(-6)m

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