Convert femtometer to link (US survey)
Please provide values below to convert femtometer [fm] to link (US survey) [li (US)], or Convert link (US survey) to femtometer.
How to Convert Femtometer to Link (Us Survey)
1 fm = 4.97095959686906e-15 li (US)
Example: convert 15 fm to li (US):
15 fm = 15 × 4.97095959686906e-15 li (US) = 7.45643939530358e-14 li (US)
Femtometer to Link (Us Survey) Conversion Table
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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.
Link (Us Survey)
A U.S. survey link is a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a U.S. survey chain.
History/Origin
The U.S. survey link is based on the U.S. survey foot. The use of survey units was officially phased out in 2022.
Current Use
The U.S. survey link was used for land surveying in the United States.