Convert attometer to picometer
Please provide values below to convert attometer [am] to picometer [pM], or Convert picometer to attometer.
How to Convert Attometer to Picometer
1 am = 1e-06 pM
Example: convert 15 am to pM:
15 am = 15 × 1e-06 pM = 1.5e-05 pM
Attometer to Picometer Conversion Table
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Attometer
An attometer is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10^-18 meters.
History/Origin
The prefix "atto-" for 10^-18 was adopted by the CGPM (General Conference on Weights and Measures) in 1964.
Current Use
The attometer is used in high-energy physics to describe the scales relevant to quarks and leptons.
Picometer
A picometer is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10^-12 meters.
History/Origin
The prefix "pico-" for 10^-12 was adopted by the CGPM (General Conference on Weights and Measures) in 1960.
Current Use
The picometer is used to measure atomic and subatomic particle dimensions.