Conversion from one unit to another requires the use of a conversion factor.
We are required in the problem to express our result in the form; a x 10^b
To convert from μm to m, the conversion factor to use is [tex]1 * 10^-6[/tex]
So;
1 μm = [tex]1 * 10^-6[/tex] m
0.16 μm = 0.16 μm * [tex]1 * 10^-6[/tex] m/1 μm
= [tex]1.60 * 10^-7[/tex] m
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