Picometers (pm) describe atomic radii and X-ray wavelengths. A hydrogen atom is ~53 pm wide. Used in crystallography and semiconductor engineering. Nanometers (nm) are critical in nanotechnology, biology (DNA helix = 2 nm wide), and computing (transistors are 3–5 nm). A human hair is ~80,000 nm thick.
To convert between Picometer (pm) and Nanometer (nm), use the following formulas:
1 Picometer (pm) = 0.001 Nanometer (nm)
1 Nanometer (nm) = 1000.0000000000001 Picometer (pm)
100 pm = 100 * 0.001 nm = 0.1 nm
500 pm = 500 * 0.001 nm = 0.5 nm
1000 pm = 1000 * 0.001 nm = 1 nm
5000 pm = 5000 * 0.001 nm = 5 nm
Picometer (pm) | Nanometer (nm) |
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100 pm | 0.1 nm |
500 pm | 0.5 nm |
1000 pm | 1 nm |
5000 pm | 5 nm |
10000 pm | 10 nm |