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Title: Unit Conversions
Post by: mhale79 on August 27, 2004, 10:07:52 AM

This is the first time that I have taken Chem and I am so lost, can you explain how to do this problem,PLEASE *delete me*

A red blood cell has a diameter of 7.5 micrometers. What is the dimension in :meters and millimeters?

Title: Re:Unit Conversions
Post by: movies on August 27, 2004, 12:31:10 PM

Check out this website for what those prefixes mean.  The math is pretty simple.

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/5118/metric.htm