How many micrograms are there in 2.45*10^32.45103 grams?

2 Answers
Sep 21, 2016

There are 2.45xx10^92.45×109 micrograms in 2.45xx10^32.45×103 grams .

Explanation:

11 microgram is one-millionth of standard unit, which is gram here,

Hence, one gram has 1,000,0001,000,000 or 10^6106 micrograms.

and 2.45xx10^32.45×103 grams are equivalent to 2.45xx10^3xx10^6=2.45xx10^92.45×103×106=2.45×109 micrograms.

Sep 22, 2016

"micrograms "=2.45xx10^3xx10^6" "=" "2.45xx10^9micrograms =2.45×103×106 = 2.45×109

Explanation:

color(blue)("Establishing the ratio format and content")Establishing the ratio format and content

1 microgram = 1xx10^(-6)" grams " larr " 1 millionth of 1 gram"=1×106 grams 1 millionth of 1 gram
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color(red)("Using ratio")Using ratio

("micrograms")/("grams") ->color(magenta)(1/(10^(-6))) -=("micrograms")/(2.45xx10^3)microgramsgrams1106micrograms2.45×103

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color(red)("but "1/10^(-6) " is the same as "(10^6)/1)but 1106 is the same as 1061

color(white)(.).

("micrograms")/("grams") ->color(magenta)((10^6)/1) -= ("micrograms")/(2.45xx10^3)microgramsgrams1061micrograms2.45×103

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color(blue)("The calculation")The calculation

color(brown)((10^6)/1 -=("micrograms")/(2.45xx10^3))1061micrograms2.45×103

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color(red)("Multiply bot sides by "color(blue)(2.45xx10^3))Multiply bot sides by 2.45×103

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color(brown)((10^6)/1 color(blue)(xx2.45xx10^3) " "=" micrograms "xx(color(blue)(cancel(2.45xx10^3)))/(cancel(2.45xx10^3)) )

color(white)(.)

"micrograms "=2.45xx10^3xx10^6" "=" "2.45xx10^9