deka is a prefix for 10. The International Bureau for Weights and measures (BIPM, Paris) is the international body where this terminology is agreed upon. On their website you'll find a full list of prefixes and suffixes.
The Greek prefix used to represent the anion in the covalent compound CO2 is "di-" because there are two oxygen atoms in the compound.
The Greek prefix used to represent the cation in the covalent compound C2H6 is "di-" because there are two carbon atoms in the compound.
The Greek prefix used to represent the anion in the covalent compound CO2 is "di-" because there are two oxygen atoms in the molecule.
For the anion in the covalent compound CH3, the Greek prefix used to represent it is "meth-." So, the anion in CH3 would be called "methide."
The Greek prefix for 3 is "tri-". So, in the covalent compound C3H8, the cation represented by the Greek prefix is tri- (as in tricarbon).
Deka is a prefix meaning ten times.
The prefix "deka" means ten.
A deka is a prefix, it is not a unit of any measure.
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The prefix deka- (and the related form deca) come from Greek, meaning "ten."
As far as I know, the smallest metric prefix is "yocto-," which is 10-24.
Deka, abbreviated "D". This has to be written with an uppercase "D", to distinguish it from the prefix "deci" (1/10).
There are 100 deci in a deka. The prefix "deci-" denotes one-tenth (0.1) of a unit, while "deka-" represents ten (10) units. Therefore, since 10 divided by 0.1 equals 100, it follows that one deka is equivalent to 100 deci.
Deca-, from the Greek deka, is a prefix meaning ten. Decem is the Latin word for ten
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