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by Anonymous on April 18th, 2007
yotta- (symbol Y) is a SI prefix in the SI (system of units) denoting 1024 or 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000.
Adopted in 1991, it comes from the Greek ὀκτώ (októ), meaning eight, because it is equal to 10008.
As of 2006, yotta- is the largest and last SI prefix to be confirmed.
There are roughly 6.022x1023 atoms, or 0.6 yottaatoms, (1 mole) in 12 grams of the substance carbon-12.
10008
10^24
yotta
Symbol:Y
Septillion Quadrillion
1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000
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