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: A [[bacteria]] may be 1 micrometre (1µm) long.
: A grain of salt may be 50 micrograms (50µg) in [[mass]].
===Converting from Micro===
To convert from [[micro]] to the base unit you must divide by 1000,000.
: <math>63000\mu m = \frac{63000}{1000,000}m = 0.063m</math>
: <math>8400\mu m = \frac{8400}{1000,000}m = 0.0084m</math>
: <math>260\mu m = \frac{260}{1000,000}m = 0.00026m</math>
: <math>98\mu m = \frac{98}{1000,000}m = 0.000098m</math>
: <math>3\mu m = \frac{3}{1000,000}m = 0.000003m</math>
===Converting to Micro===
To convert to [[micro]] from a base unit you must times by 1000,000.
: <math>8m = 8\times1000,000 \mu m = 8,000,000\mu m</math>
: <math>54m = 54\times1000,000 \mu m = 24,000,000\mu m</math>
: <math>6.2m = 6.2\times1000,000 \mu m = 6,200,000\mu m</math>
: <math>0.33m = 0.33\times1000,000 \mu m = 330,000\mu m</math>
: <math>0.052m = 0.052\times1000,000 \mu m = 52,000\mu m</math>
==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
[[Micro]] is a [[Unit Prefix]] that means a number is 10<sup>-6</sup> the normal [[unit]].
===About Micro===
: [[Micro]] can be shortened to the greek letter µ (pronounced 'mew').
===Examples===
: A micrometre (µm) is 10<sup>-6</sup> metres (m).
: A microvolt (µV) is 10<sup>-6</sup> volts (V).
: A microgram (µg) is 10<sup>-6</sup> grams (g).
===Converting from Micro===
To convert from [[micro]] to the base unit you must times by 10<sup>-6</sup>.
: <math>63000\mu m = 63000\times10^{-6}m = 0.063m</math>
: <math>8400\mu m = 8400\times10^{-6}m = 0.0084m</math>
: <math>260\mu m = 260\times10^{-6}m = 0.00026m</math>
: <math>98\mu m = 98\times10^{-6}m = 0.000098m</math>
: <math>3\mu m = 3\times10^{-6}m = 0.000003m</math>
===Converting to Micro===
To convert to [[micro]] from a base unit you must times by 10<sup>6</sup> because there are 1,000,000 of them in the base unit.
: <math>8m = 8\times10^{6} \mu m = 8,000,000\mu m</math>
: <math>54m = 54\times10^{6} \mu m = 24,000,000\mu m</math>
: <math>6.2m = 6.2\times10^{6} \mu m = 6,200,000\mu m</math>
: <math>0.33m = 0.33\times10^{6} \mu m = 330,000\mu m</math>
: <math>0.052m = 0.052\times10^{6} \mu m = 52,000\mu m</math>