Convert picometer to attometer
Please provide values below to convert picometer [pM] to attometer [am], or Convert attometer to picometer.
How to Convert Picometer to Attometer
1 pM = 1000000 am
Example: convert 15 pM to am:
15 pM = 15 × 1000000 am = 15000000 am
Picometer to Attometer Conversion Table
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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.
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.