Convert petameter to attometer
Please provide values below to convert petameter [Pm] to attometer [am], or Convert attometer to petameter.
How to Convert Petameter to Attometer
1 Pm = 1e+33 am
Example: convert 15 Pm to am:
15 Pm = 15 × 1e+33 am = 1.5e+34 am
Petameter to Attometer 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.
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.