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Jeffrey Carter
since 2000-04-08
Posts 2367State of constant confusion! 
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Anyone know how to complete this equation: 35 ns(nanoseconds) = ________ ps(picoseconds) The following is a list of how many units are in a second: 1,000 millisecond = 1 second 1,000,000 microseconds = 1 second 1,000,000,000 nanoseconds = 1 second 1,000,000,000,000 picoseconds = 1 second If you know the answer, PLEASE, elaborate on how you figured it. I am having trouble grasping how to calculate these types of problems and that is a rarity for me. I'm usually very good at math. Thanks! |
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muted
since 2004-01-15
Posts 2949Elapsing, Eclipsing, Evolving |
well an easy way to do it is: divide the ps units by the ns units to get 1000..so you will see that a picosecond is 1000 nanoseconds. so if you have 35 ns then if you mulitply by 1000, you get 35000 ps. as you see in the unit conversions youve given second x 1000 = millisecond milisecond x 1000= microsecond microsecond x 1000= nanosecond nanosecond x 1000 = picosecond so.. you know by multiplying by that thousand you are moving your decimal place over to the right by 3 places ...  does this help any? |
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Jeffrey Carter
since 2000-04-08
Posts 2367State of constant confusion! |
See? I knew the answer would be something simple.  Thanks muted I appreciate that |
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Ron
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-05-19
Posts 8669Michigan, US |
Relate each to each, Jeffery, instead of all to a second, and it makes better sense. All you need to do at each step in the process is multiply by a thousand. 8) 1000 yoctoseconds = 1 zeptosecond 7) 1000 zeptoseconds = 1 attosecond 6) 1000 attoseconds = 1 femtosecond 5) 1000 femtoseconds = 1 picosecond 4) 1000 picoseconds = 1 nanosecond 3) 1000 nanoseconds = 1 microsecond 2) 1000 microseconds = 1 millisecond 1) 1000 milliseconds = 1 second Since you want to move up the ladder, from nanoseconds to picoseconds, you're going to multiply by a factor of 1000. How many times you multiply by 1000 is determined by how many steps between the levels. Level 4 (pico) - Level 3 (nano) is obviously just 1 level, so 35 nanoseconds is equal to (1 * 1000 * 35) picoseconds. |
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Ron
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-05-19
Posts 8669Michigan, US |
I type slow ... |
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Ringo
since 2003-02-20
Posts 3684Saluting with misty eyes |
Ron... If you can come up with all of those, then I think you just might have a bit too much time on your hands. lol Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again... |
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Not A Poet Member Elite
since 1999-11-03
Posts 3885Oklahoma, USA |
Hey but how much is one damn short time? |
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muted
since 2004-01-15
Posts 2949Elapsing, Eclipsing, Evolving |
oh goodness LOL, Ron's working with numbers i hope to never see! LOL then again, some amazingly tiny things in electron microscopes...may yet be using those tiny units   teamwork always wins |
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Jeffrey Carter
since 2000-04-08
Posts 2367State of constant confusion! |
Holy cow! Ron, I hope I never, ever have to work on numbers that big LOL Thanks though, that makes it much easier |
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Jeffrey Carter
since 2000-04-08
Posts 2367State of constant confusion! |
Btw, why is it important to convert from one time unit to another? Guesses anyone? |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
But.. But... It's really not BIG numbers we're dealing with here - It's teeny tiny numbers. These are all fractional parts of seconds we're talking about... Such as: 8) 1 yoctosecond = 0.000000000000000000000001 of a second - or - 0.1 x 10(-23 exponent) 7) 1 zeptosecond = 0.000000000000000000001 of a second - or - 0.1 x 10(-20 exponent) 6) 1 attosecond = 0.000000000000000001 of a second - or - 0.1 x 10(-17 exponent) 5) 1 femtosecond = 0.000000000000001 of a second - or - 0.1 x 10(-14 exponent) 4) 1 picosecond = 0.000000000001 of a second - or - 0.1 x 10(-11 exponent) 3) 1 nanosecond = 0.000000001 of a second - or 0.1 x 10(-8 exponent) 2) 1 microsecond = 0.000001 of a second - or - 0.1 x 10(-5 exponent) 1) 1 millisecond = 0.001 of a second - or 0.1 x 10(-2 exponent) Geesh...  |
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muted
since 2004-01-15
Posts 2949Elapsing, Eclipsing, Evolving |
well, i dont know why you need to convert to such small time units, but i know why i need to convert to such small length measurements... i get the glorious task of measuring the Ribosomes in cells (various types) LOL talk about tiny!! maybe you learn such small measurements of time because i suppose dealing with how fast maybe the brain submits signals, or how fast a computer processes information, and in alot of cases how quickly a very unstable isotope breaks down  what do you study by the way?? LOL |
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Obscurity Member
since 2003-12-04
Posts 153In A Melancholic Dream |
All it is 35*1000. Then you add in the corresponding 0's. |
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Michelle_loves_Mike
since 2003-12-20
Posts 1189Pennsylvania |
**Sits twitching and rocking in the corner****muttering** I wish all could find the true happiness I have found,,in the eyes of Mike |
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Jeffrey Carter
since 2000-04-08
Posts 2367State of constant confusion! |
I owe you all a very BIG thank you! I aced an exam because of you all, you helped me more than you'll ever know.  |
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