Microohm
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Microohms (µΩ) are a unit of resistance 1,000,000 times smaller than the SI Unit; the Ohm.
About Microohms
- Microohms are shortened to µΩ with the Greek letter µ and the Greek letter Ω (omega).
- Micro means one millionth so there are 1,000,000 microohms in a Ohm.
Converting to Microohms
| Unit | To convert | Microohms |
| 1 megaohm (1MΩ) | Convert to microohms x1012 | 1x1012 µΩ |
| 1 kiloohm (1kΩ) | Convert to microohms x109 | 1x109 µΩ |
| 1 Ohm (1Ω) | Convert to microohms x106 | 1x106 µΩ |
| 1 milliohm 1(mΩ) | Convert to microohms x103 | 1x103 µΩ |
| 1 microohm 1(µΩ) | Convert to microohms x1 | 1µΩ |
| 1 nanoohm 1(nΩ) | Convert to microohms x10-3 | 1x10-3 µΩ |