Final answer:
One millimeter is equal to 1000 micrometers, as 1 mm equals 0.001 meter and 1 micrometer equals 10^-6 meters. Option C is correct.
Step-by-step explanation:
One millimeter is equal to 1000 micrometers. This conversion can be understood by recognizing that the metric prefix 'milli-' indicates a thousandth of a unit, meaning 1 millimeter (mm) is 1/1000 of a meter (m). Since 1 micrometer (um) is 10-6 meters, to convert millimeters to micrometers, we use the fact that 0.001 meter (1 mm) is equivalent to 1000 micrometers.
Therefore, the accurate answer to the question is c. 1000 micrometers.
One millimeter (mm) is equal to 1000 micrometers (µm). This can be determined by converting from millimeters to meters and then to micrometers. Since 1 millimeter is equal to 0.001 meters, and 1 meter is equal to 1000 micrometers, we can multiply 0.001 by 1000 to get 1 millimeter to 1000 micrometers.