{"id":267131,"date":"2025-07-23T09:45:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T09:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=267131"},"modified":"2025-07-23T09:45:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T09:45:38","slug":"perform-each-of-the-following-conversions-using-metric-conversion-factors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/23\/perform-each-of-the-following-conversions-using-metric-conversion-factors\/","title":{"rendered":"Perform each of the following conversions using metric conversion factors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Perform each of the following conversions using metric conversion factors a) 44.2 mL to Liters b) 8.65 m to nanometers c) 5.2 x 10^8 g to megagrams<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s go through each of the conversions step-by-step:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) 44.2 mL to Liters<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To convert milliliters (mL) to liters (L), we use the conversion factor:1\u2009L=1000\u2009mL1 \\, \\text{L} = 1000 \\, \\text{mL}1L=1000mL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This means that 1 liter is equivalent to 1000 milliliters. Therefore, to convert 44.2 mL to liters, we divide by 1000:44.2\u2009mL\u00d71\u2009L1000\u2009mL=0.0442\u2009L44.2 \\, \\text{mL} \\times \\frac{1 \\, \\text{L}}{1000 \\, \\text{mL}} = 0.0442 \\, \\text{L}44.2mL\u00d71000mL1L\u200b=0.0442L<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, 44.2 mL = 0.0442 L<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) 8.65 m to Nanometers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To convert meters (m) to nanometers (nm), we use the conversion factor:1\u2009m=109\u2009nm1 \\, \\text{m} = 10^9 \\, \\text{nm}1m=109nm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This means that 1 meter is equivalent to 1 billion nanometers. To convert 8.65 meters to nanometers, we multiply by 10910^9109:8.65\u2009m\u00d7109\u2009nm\/m=8.65\u00d7109\u2009nm8.65 \\, \\text{m} \\times 10^9 \\, \\text{nm\/m} = 8.65 \\times 10^9 \\, \\text{nm}8.65m\u00d7109nm\/m=8.65\u00d7109nm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, 8.65 m = 8.65 \u00d7 10^9 nm<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) 5.2 x 10^8 g to Megagrams<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To convert grams (g) to megagrams (Mg), we use the conversion factor:1\u2009Mg=106\u2009g1 \\, \\text{Mg} = 10^6 \\, \\text{g}1Mg=106g<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This means that 1 megagram is equal to 1 million grams. To convert 5.2\u00d71085.2 \\times 10^85.2\u00d7108 grams to megagrams, we divide by 10610^6106:5.2\u00d7108\u2009g\u00d71\u2009Mg106\u2009g=5.2\u00d7102\u2009Mg5.2 \\times 10^8 \\, \\text{g} \\times \\frac{1 \\, \\text{Mg}}{10^6 \\, \\text{g}} = 5.2 \\times 10^2 \\, \\text{Mg}5.2\u00d7108g\u00d7106g1Mg\u200b=5.2\u00d7102Mg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, 5.2 \u00d7 10^8 g = 520 Mg<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In summary:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • 44.2 mL = 0.0442 L<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 8.65 m = 8.65 \u00d7 10^9 nm<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 5.2 \u00d7 10^8 g = 520 Mg<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    These conversions are done by applying the appropriate conversion factors between metric units. It’s important to understand that the metric system is based on powers of 10, which simplifies the conversion process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Perform each of the following conversions using metric conversion factors a) 44.2 mL to Liters b) 8.65 m to nanometers c) 5.2 x 10^8 g to megagrams The Correct Answer and Explanation is: Let’s go through each of the conversions step-by-step: a) 44.2 mL to Liters To convert milliliters (mL) to liters (L), we use […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-267131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267131"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267131\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}