Convert petameter to femtometer
Please provide values below to convert petameter [Pm] to femtometer [fm], or Convert femtometer to petameter.
How to Convert Petameter to Femtometer
1 Pm = 1e+30 fm
Example: convert 15 Pm to fm:
15 Pm = 15 × 1e+30 fm = 1.5e+31 fm
Petameter to Femtometer Conversion Table
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Petameter
A petameter is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10^15 meters.
History/Origin
The prefix "peta-" for 10^15 was adopted by the CGPM (General Conference on Weights and Measures) in 1975.
Current Use
The petameter is used for measuring distances on a galactic scale, such as the size of the Milky Way galaxy.
Femtometer
A femtometer is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10^-15 meters. It is also known as a fermi.
History/Origin
The prefix "femto-" for 10^-15 was adopted by the CGPM (General Conference on Weights and Measures) in 1964. The unit is also named after the physicist Enrico Fermi.
Current Use
The femtometer is primarily used in nuclear physics to measure the size of atomic nuclei.