Nanovolt
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Nanovolts (nV) are a unit of current 1,000,000,000 times smaller than the SI Unit; the Volt.
About Microvolts
- Nanovolts are shortened to nV with a lower case n and an upper case V.
- Nano means one billionth so there are 1,000,000,000 nanovolts in a Volt.
Converting to Nanovolts
| Unit | To convert | Nanovolts |
| 1 megavolt (1MV) | Convert to nanovolts x1015 | 1x1015nV |
| 1 kilovolt (1kV) | Convert to nanovolts x1012 | 1x1012nV |
| 1 Volt (1V) | Convert to nanovolts x109 | 1x109nV |
| 1 millivolt 1(mV) | Convert to nanovolts x106 | 1x106nV |
| 1 microvolt 1(µV) | Convert to nanovolts x103 | 1x103nV |
| 1 nanovolt 1(nV) | Convert to nanovolts x1 | 1nV |