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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
'''Nanopascals''' ('''nPa''') are a [[unit]] of [[pressure]] 1,000,000,000 times smaller than the [[SI Unit]]; the [[Pascal]].
===About Micropascals===
: '''Nanopascals''' are shortened to '''nPa''' with a lower case n and an upper case '''Pa'''.
: [[Nano]] means one billionth so there are 1,000,000,000 [[nanopascal]]s in a [[Pascal]].
===Converting to Nanopascals===
{| class="wikitable"
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Unit'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''To convert'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Nanopascals'''
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[megapascal]] (1MPa)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''nanopascals''' x10<sup>15</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>15</sup>nPa
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[kilopascal]] (1kPa)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''nanopascals''' x10<sup>12</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>12</sup>nPa
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[Pascal]] (1Pa)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''nanopascals''' x10<sup>9</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>9</sup>nPa
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[millipascal]] 1(mPa)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''nanopascals''' x10<sup>6</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>6</sup>nPa
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[micropascal]] 1(µPa)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''nanopascals''' x10<sup>3</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>3</sup>nPa
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[nanopascal]] 1(nPa)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''nanopascals''' x1
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1nPa
|}
===Meaning===
'''Nanopascals''' ('''nPa''') are a [[unit]] of [[pressure]] 1,000,000,000 times smaller than the [[SI Unit]]; the [[Pascal]].
===About Micropascals===
: '''Nanopascals''' are shortened to '''nPa''' with a lower case n and an upper case '''Pa'''.
: [[Nano]] means one billionth so there are 1,000,000,000 [[nanopascal]]s in a [[Pascal]].
===Converting to Nanopascals===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Unit'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''To convert'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Nanopascals'''
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[megapascal]] (1MPa)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''nanopascals''' x10<sup>15</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>15</sup>nPa
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[kilopascal]] (1kPa)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''nanopascals''' x10<sup>12</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>12</sup>nPa
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[Pascal]] (1Pa)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''nanopascals''' x10<sup>9</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>9</sup>nPa
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[millipascal]] 1(mPa)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''nanopascals''' x10<sup>6</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>6</sup>nPa
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[micropascal]] 1(µPa)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''nanopascals''' x10<sup>3</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>3</sup>nPa
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[nanopascal]] 1(nPa)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''nanopascals''' x1
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1nPa
|}