Convert attometer to hectometer
Please provide values below to convert attometer [am] to hectometer [hm], or Convert hectometer to attometer.
How to Convert Attometer to Hectometer
1 am = 1e-20 hm
Example: convert 15 am to hm:
15 am = 15 × 1e-20 hm = 1.5e-19 hm
Attometer to Hectometer Conversion Table
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Attometer
An attometer is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10^-18 meters.
History/Origin
The prefix "atto-" for 10^-18 was adopted by the CGPM (General Conference on Weights and Measures) in 1964.
Current Use
The attometer is used in high-energy physics to describe the scales relevant to quarks and leptons.
Hectometer
A hectometer is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 100 meters.
History/Origin
The prefix "hecto-" from the Greek "hekaton" meaning hundred, was part of the original metric system adopted in France in 1795.
Current Use
The hectometer is not a widely used unit of length in English-speaking countries. It is sometimes used in surveying and for marking distances on highways in some countries.