safety rules
- no eating, drinking, or smoking in the laboratory
- broken glass must be disposed in the glass disposal box (to be only used for broken glass)
- inform instructor immediately if anyone is cut or injured
- mercury from broken thermometers should only be cleaned up by the instructor w/ a mercury cleaning kit
- be careful w/ glassware, never try to force glass pipettes into the pump
- wear close toed shoes
- know where to find emergency equipment
- report anything that appears hazardous to the instructor
- don't bring children to the lab
prefixes of metric system
- Giga (G) - 109
- Mega (M) - 106
- Kilo (k) - 103
- Deci (d) - 10-1
- Centi (c) - 10-2
- Milli (m) - 10-3
- Micro (µa) - 10-6
- Nano (n) - 10-9
- Pico (p) - 10-12
- Femto (f) - 10-15