Greek numbers 1-10 chemistry

Terms in this set (10)

• mono. one.
• di. two.
• tri. three.
• tetra. four.
• penta. five.
• hexa. six.
• hepta. seven.
• octa. eight.

1. What are the Greek prefixes for 1 10 Chem?
2. What are the 10 prefixes in organic chemistry?
3. Are there 10 metric prefixes?
4. Does Deca mean 10?
5. What is the Greek number 5?
6. What is the prefix for x10?
7. What is 10 4 called?
8. What is 10 power called?

What are the Greek prefixes for 1 10 Chem?

Numeric prefixes (mono, di, tri, tetra, penta, hexa, hepta, octa, nona, deca)

What are the 10 prefixes in organic chemistry?

The prefixes are as follows meth (1 carbon), eth (2 carbon), prop (3 carbons), but (4 carbons), pent (5 carbons), hex (6 carbons), hept (7 carbons), oct (8 carbons), non (9 carbons), and dec (10 carbons).

Are there 10 metric prefixes?

In the SI, designations of multiples and subdivision of any unit may be arrived at by combining with the name of the unit the prefixes deka, hecto, and kilo meaning, respectively, 10, 100, and 1000, and deci, centi, and milli, meaning, respectively, one-tenth, one-hundredth, and one-thousandth.

Does Deca mean 10?

What does deca- mean? Deca- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “ten.” It is used occasionally in technical and scientific terms. Deca- comes from Greek déka, meaning “ten.” A related Latin-origin form is deci-, from Latin decimus, “tenth.” Want to learn more?

What is the Greek number 5?

The word five in Greek is Pente (think 'pentagon'), so the letter used was 'Pi' the Greek 'P': (Pi), The word ten in Greek is Dekka (think 'decagon'), so the letter used was 'Delta' the Greek 'D': (Delta), and so on (in the quiz later on, you will be challenged to decipher other Greek numerals…).

What is the prefix for x10?

In the SI, designations of multiples and subdivision of any unit may be arrived at by combining with the name of the unit the prefixes deka, hecto, and kilo meaning, respectively, 10, 100, and 1000, and deci, centi, and milli, meaning, respectively, one-tenth, one-hundredth, and one-thousandth.

What is 10 4 called?

What does 10-4 mean? Roger that! 10-4 is a way of saying “message received” in radio communications. It's also used as a way to “you got it.”

What is 10 power called?

Scientific notation, also called power-of-10 notation, is a method of writing extremely large and small numbers. There are two forms of this scheme; one is by far more common.