pm to m

[Ethan Nishikawa 4D]

Are we expected to remember the conversion of units from picometer (pm) to meters (m)?

[Chem_Mod]

You should know the SI unit conversions. Recall the prefixes we went over in lecture.

[Rachel Dang 1H]

Rather than just the conversion from pm to m, I think we need to be aware and know of all the different prefixes and what they mean since it will be easier to perform conversions like that when doing calculations.

[ariellasarkissian_3H]

If you memorize the prefixes, it will be helpful for so many problems. They are usually not given to you.

[Rithana Srikanth 3L]

I think so, given that it was taught in lecture. It would probably be more convenient to memorize the conversions anyway, because it would make calculations much faster.

[Julia Lindner 1I]

It is true that the textbook doesn't list the pico prefix in the table, but it shouldn't be too hard to remember since the conversion exponents decrease by threes (-3 to -6 to -9 to -12). Just remember that picometers are the smallest units and right after nanometers so the conversions exponent is -12.

[Ethan Nishikawa 4D]

Thank you guys