Convert femtometer to attometer
Please provide values below to convert femtometer [fm] to attometer [am], or Convert attometer to femtometer.
How to Convert Femtometer to Attometer
1 fm = 1000 am
Example: convert 15 fm to am:
15 fm = 15 × 1000 am = 15000 am
Femtometer to Attometer 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.
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.