SI Unit Prefixes - Electronics Tutorials |
The yellow highlights are commonly used in Electronics and Computing. The others are more exotic and/or extreme!
Note the lower case k for Kilo. Using an upper case K is a common but unimportant mistake because it does not lead to ambiguity.
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ExamplesWhen plugging values into formulas, always use whole Volts, Amps, Farads, Watts, Hertz etc. 47 pF = 47 x 10-12 F 10 nF = 10 x 10-9 F 100 µF = 100 x 10-6 F 22 kΩ = 22 x 103 Ω 1.5 MΩ = 1.5 x 106 Ω 35 mW = 35 x 10-3 W 32 kHz = 32 x 103 Hz |
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More Common Errors:
Don't write MV when you mean mV. The first is megavolts and the second is millivolts. Only a 1000000000 times error!
If you have 1000 Ohms, that is one kilohm and not one killer-ohm.
Also it's one megohm and not one mega-ohm
