Convert attometer to dekameter
Please provide values below to convert attometer [am] to dekameter [dam], or Convert dekameter to attometer.
How to Convert Attometer to Dekameter
1 am = 1e-19 dam
Example: convert 15 am to dam:
15 am = 15 × 1e-19 dam = 1.5e-18 dam
Attometer to Dekameter 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.
Dekameter
A dekameter is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10 meters.
History/Origin
The prefix "deka-" from the Greek "deka" meaning ten, was part of the original metric system adopted in France in 1795.
Current Use
The dekameter is rarely used in practice. It is sometimes used in meteorology to measure altitude.