Microamp
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Microamps (µA) are a unit of current 1,000,000 times smaller than the SI Unit; the Amp.
About Microamps
- Microamps are shortened to µA with the Greek letter µ and an upper case A.
- Micro means one millionth so there are 1,000,000 microamps in a Amp.
Converting to Microamps
| Unit | To convert | Microamps |
| 1 megaamps (1MA) | Convert to microamps x1012 | 1x1012 µA |
| 1 kiloamps (1kA) | Convert to microamps x109 | 1x109 µA |
| 1 Amp (1A) | Convert to microamps x106 | 1x106 µA |
| 1 milliamps 1(mA) | Convert to microamps x103 | 1x103 µA |
| 1 microamps 1(µA) | Convert to microamps x1 | 1µA |
| 1 nanoamps 1(nA) | Convert to microamps x10-3 | 1x10-3 µA |