Convert attometer to femtometer
Please provide values below to convert attometer [am] to femtometer [fm], or Convert femtometer to attometer.
How to Convert Attometer to Femtometer
1 am = 0.001 fm
Example: convert 15 am to fm:
15 am = 15 × 0.001 fm = 0.015 fm
Attometer to Femtometer 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.
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.