Nano
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Key Stage 4
Meaning
Nano is a Unit Prefix that means a number is 10-9 the normal unit.
About Nano
- Nano can be shortened to a lower case n.
Examples
- A nanometre (µm) is 10-9 metres (m).
- A nanovolt (µV) is 10-9 volts (V).
- A nanogram (µg) is 10-9 grams (g).
Converting from Nano
To convert from nano to the base unit you must times by 10-9. \[63000nm = 63000\times10^{-9}m = 0.000063m\]
\[8400nA = 8400\times10^{-9}A = 0.0000084A\]
\[260nV = 260\times10^{-9}V = 0.00000026V\]
\[98nN = 98\times10^{-9}N = 0.000000098N\]
\[3nJ = 3\times10^{-9}J = 0.000000003J\]
Converting to Nano
To convert to nano from a base unit you must times by 109 because there are 1,000,000,000 of them in the base unit. \[8m = 8\times10^{9} nm = 8,000,000,000nm\]
\[54A = 54\times10^{9} nA = 24,000,000,000nA\]
\[6.2V = 6.2\times10^{9} nV = 6,200,000,000nV\]
\[0.33N = 0.33\times10^{9} nN = 330,000,000nN\]
\[0.052J = 0.052\times10^{9} nJ = 52,000,000nJ\]