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Kilo

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-006337

A decimal prefix in the International System of Units (SI) that represents a factor of 10^3, or one thousand. It is used to form multiples of units, such as kilometer for 1000 meters or kilogram for 1000 grams. The symbol for kilo is 'k', which is always written in lowercase.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CHM-006337
FieldChemistry
SubjectPhysical and Biophysical Chemistry
ReferencesGreen Book, 2nd ed., p. 74 (https://goldbook.iupac.org/files/pdf/green_book_2ed.pdf)
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "A decimal prefix in the International System of Units (SI) that represents a factor of 10^3, or one thousand. It is used to form multiples of units, such as kilometer for 1000 meters or kilogram for 1000 grams. The symbol for kilo is 'k', which is always written in lowercase.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 74 (https://goldbook.iupac.org/files/pdf/green_book_2ed.pdf)"
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/kilo/"
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