Tesla

Key Stage 4

Meaning

A Tesla (T) is the SI Unit of magnetic flux density.

About Teslas

Teslas are shortened to an upper case T.

Converting to Teslas

Unit	To convert	Teslas
1 megatesla (1MT)	Convert to Teslas x106	1x106T
1 kilotesla (1kT)	Convert to Teslas x103	1x103T
1 Tesla (1T)	Convert to Teslas x1	1T
1 millitesla 1(mT)	Convert to Teslas x10-3	1x10-3T
1 microtesla 1(µT)	Convert to Teslas x10-6	1x10-6T
1 nanotesla 1(nT)	Convert to Teslas x10-9	1x10-9T

References

AQA

Tesla (T), page 227, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA

Tesla (T), pages 280, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA

Edexcel

Tesla (T), page 172, GCSE Physics, Pearson Edexcel

OCR

Teslas (T), pages 123, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR