
An Introduction to Physical Science
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ISBN: 9781305079137
Author: James Shipman, Jerry D. Wilson, Charles A. Higgins, Omar Torres
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 8MC
Which of the following metric prefixes is the smallest?
- (a) micro-
- (b) centi-
- (c) nano-
- (d) milli-
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