Convert attometer to terameter
Please provide values below to convert attometer [am] to terameter [Tm], or Convert terameter to attometer.
How to Convert Attometer to Terameter
1 am = 1e-30 Tm
Example: convert 15 am to Tm:
15 am = 15 × 1e-30 Tm = 1.5e-29 Tm
Attometer to Terameter 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.
Terameter
A terameter is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10^12 meters.
History/Origin
The prefix "tera-" for 10^12 was adopted by the CGPM (General Conference on Weights and Measures) in 1960.
Current Use
The terameter is used for measuring distances within our solar system, such as the distances of outer planets from the Sun.