Difference between revisions of "Nanocoulomb"
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Nanocoulombs''' | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Nanocoulombs''' | ||
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| − | | style="height:20px; width: | + | | style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |1 [[megacoulomb]] (1MC) |
| − | | style="height:20px; width: | + | | style="height:20px; width:250px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''nanocoulombs''' x10<sup>15</sup> |
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>15</sup>nC | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>15</sup>nC | ||
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| − | | style="height:20px; width: | + | | style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |1 [[kilocoulomb]] (1kC) |
| − | | style="height:20px; width: | + | | style="height:20px; width:250px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''nanocoulombs''' x10<sup>12</sup> |
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>12</sup>nC | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>12</sup>nC | ||
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| − | | style="height:20px; width: | + | | style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |1 [[Coulomb]] (1C) |
| − | | style="height:20px; width: | + | | style="height:20px; width:250px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''nanocoulombs''' x10<sup>9</sup> |
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>9</sup>nC | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>9</sup>nC | ||
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| − | | style="height:20px; width: | + | | style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |1 [[millicoulomb]] 1(mC) |
| − | | style="height:20px; width: | + | | style="height:20px; width:250px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''nanocoulombs''' x10<sup>6</sup> |
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>6</sup>nC | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>6</sup>nC | ||
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| − | | style="height:20px; width: | + | | style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |1 [[microcoulomb]] 1(µC) |
| − | | style="height:20px; width: | + | | style="height:20px; width:250px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''nanocoulombs''' x10<sup>3</sup> |
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>3</sup>nC | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>3</sup>nC | ||
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| − | | style="height:20px; width: | + | | style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |1 [[nanocoulomb]] 1(nC) |
| − | | style="height:20px; width: | + | | style="height:20px; width:250px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''nanocoulombs''' x1 |
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1nC | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1nC | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:48, 25 March 2019
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Nanocoulombs (nC) are a unit of charge 1,000,000,000 times smaller than the SI Unit; the Coulomb.
About Microcoulombs
- Nanocoulombs are shortened to nC with a lower case n and an upper case C.
- Nano means one billionth so there are 1,000,000,000 nanocoulombs in a Coulomb.
Converting to Nanocoulombs
| Unit | To convert | Nanocoulombs |
| 1 megacoulomb (1MC) | Convert to nanocoulombs x1015 | 1x1015nC |
| 1 kilocoulomb (1kC) | Convert to nanocoulombs x1012 | 1x1012nC |
| 1 Coulomb (1C) | Convert to nanocoulombs x109 | 1x109nC |
| 1 millicoulomb 1(mC) | Convert to nanocoulombs x106 | 1x106nC |
| 1 microcoulomb 1(µC) | Convert to nanocoulombs x103 | 1x103nC |
| 1 nanocoulomb 1(nC) | Convert to nanocoulombs x1 | 1nC |