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The SI System of Measurement. The Nature of Measurement Part 1 - number Part 2 - scale (unit) Examples: 20 grams 6.63 x 10 -34 Joule·seconds A Measurement.

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1 The SI System of Measurement

2 The Nature of Measurement Part 1 - number Part 2 - scale (unit) Examples: 20 grams 6.63 x 10 -34 Joule·seconds A Measurement is a quantitative observation consisting of TWO parts

3 The Fundamental SI Units (le Système International, SI)

4 SI Prefixes Common to Chemistry

5 Metric Conversions gmL 10 -1 10 -2 10 -3 10 1 10 2 10 3 Baseunit decicentimillidekahectokilo gmL Conversions in the metric system are merely a matter of moving a decimal point. The “base unit” means the you have a quantity (grams, meters, Liters, etc without a prefix.

6 What is Dimensional Analysis? A relationship between DIFFERENT physical (mass, density, volume, etc) quantities Its like passing the baton to the next runner (or unit!)

7 What does Dimensional Analysis mean in Track and Field? 1 st runner 2 nd runner 3 rd runner 1 st runner 2 nd runner 4 th runner

8 Metric Conversions gmL 10 -1 10 -2 10 -3 10 1 10 2 10 3 Baseunit decicentimillidekahectokilo Example #1: Convert 18 liters to milliliters 18 L 123 18 liters = 18 000 milliliters

9 Metric Conversions gmL 10 -1 10 -2 10 -3 10 1 10 2 10 3 Baseunit decicentimillidekahectokilo Example #2: Convert 450 milligrams to grams 123 450 mg 450 mg = 0.450 g

10 Metric Conversions gmL 10 -1 10 -2 10 -3 10 1 10 2 10 3 Baseunit decicentimillidekahectokilo Example #3: Convert 20 kilograms to milligrams 20 kg 1 23 456 20 kg = 20 000 000 mg


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