Convert micron to attometer
Please provide values below to convert micron [µ] to attometer [am], or Convert attometer to micron.
How to Convert Micron to Attometer
1 µ = 1000000000000 am
Example: convert 15 µ to am:
15 µ = 15 × 1000000000000 am = 15000000000000 am
Micron to Attometer Conversion Table
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Micron
A micron is a non-SI name for micrometer (µm), which is a unit of length equal to one-millionth of a meter.
History/Origin
The term "micron" and the symbol µ were officially declared obsolete by the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) in 1967 and are now discouraged.
Current Use
While the term micrometer is the officially recognized term, "micron" is still used in some industries and in casual speech.
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.