Converting Centimeters to Nanometers - Example
-- problem: convert 7.23 cm to nm
-- go through the base unit (m)
-- centimeter = 10^-2 m
-- nanometer = 10^-9 m
7.23 cm x (10^-2 m / 1 cm) x (1 nm / 10^-9 m)
-- cm cancels out
7.23 cm x (10^-2 m / 1 cm) x (1 nm / 10^-9 m)
-- m cancels out
7.23 cm x (10^-2 m / 1 cm) x (1 nm / 10^-9 m)
-- subtract exponents
9 - 2 = 7
7.23 x 10^-7 nm
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