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Yocto

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-012782

A decimal submultiple prefix in the International System of Units (SI) representing a factor of 10^-24. It is used to denote extremely small quantities, such as the mass of subatomic particles or the dimensions of fundamental physical phenomena. For instance, one yoctometer (ym) is 10^-24 meters.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CHM-012782
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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  "term": "Yocto",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A decimal submultiple prefix in the International System of Units (SI) representing a factor of 10^-24. It is used to denote extremely small quantities, such as the mass of subatomic particles or the dimensions of fundamental physical phenomena. For instance, one yoctometer (ym) is 10^-24 meters.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 74 (https://goldbook.iupac.org/files/pdf/green_book_2ed.pdf)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/yocto/"
}

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