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Convert each of the following:
a. 1 micrometer = ? meters
b. 10 micrometers = ? meters


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The micrometer has a factor of 10-6 or 1 x 10-6. This means the number is 6 places to the right of the decimal point:  0.000001 

a. 1 micrometer = 0.000001 meters

b. 10 micrometers = 0.000010  m

 (m is the abbreviation for meters)

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* Another way to work out conversions is to set up a ratio of comparison.

1 micrometer is 10-6 meters as 10 micrometers is to x meters:        

            1                    10
      ________    =   _________
     1 x 10-6                 x

Now, cross multiply and solve for x algebraically.

              x   = (10) ( 1 x 10-6)
              x   = 1 x 10-5 meters or
                     0.000010





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Metric Conversion 1

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By checking the Metric Prefixes section of stack Chem 101 you will find a micrometer has a factor of 10-6  or  1 x 10-6 meters.