Question

6. what is the metric system prefix for the quantity 0.000 001? a) centi- b) deci- c) kilo- d) micro-

Answer 1

The metric system prefix for the above quantity would be D. Micro. Which is 10^-6.

Answer 2

Answer : The correct option is, (d) micro-

Explanation :

Metric system : The Metric System measured the things in meters, grams, liters, etc and adds prefixes like kilo, milli and centi to the count orders of the magnitude.

In metric system, a metric prefix is a unit prefix that comes before the basic unit of measure to indicate the fraction of the unit.

Metric system (factor) Prefix Symbol

1000 kilo- k

100 hecto- h

10 deca- da

0.1 deci- d

0.001 centi- c

0.0001 milli- m

0.0000001 micro- μ

Hence, according to the metric system prefix the prefix used for 0.000001 is, micro-