For examples of things measuring between one and ten picometres, see 1 picometre.
| Picometre | |
|---|---|
 A simplified representation of a helium atom, having an estimated (calculated) diameter of 62 picometres[1] | |
| General information | |
| Unit system | SI |
| Unit of | length |
| Symbol | pm |
| Conversions | |
| 1 pm in ... | ... is equal lớn ... |
| SI base units | 1×10−12 m |
| Natural units | 6.1877×1022 ℓP 1.8897×10−2 a0 |
| imperial/US units | 3.9370×10−11 in |
The picometre (international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: pm) or picometer (American spelling) is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), equal lớn 1×10−12 m, or one trillionth (1/1000000000000) of a metre, which is the SI base unit of length.
The picometre is one thousand femtometres, one thousandth of a nanometre (1/1000 nm), one millionth of a micrometre (also known as a micron), one billionth of a millimetre, and one trillionth of a metre.[2] The symbol μμ was once used for it.[3] It is also one hundredth of an ångström, an internationally known (but non-SI) unit of length.
Use[edit]
The picometre's length is of an order sánh small that its application is almost entirely confined lớn particle physics, quantum physics, chemistry, and acoustics. Atoms are between 62 and 520 pm in diameter, and the typical length of a carbon–carbon single bond is 154 pm. Smaller units still may be used lớn describe smaller particles (some of which are the components of atoms themselves), such as hadrons and the upper limits of possible size for fermion point particles.
The tia laze Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) probe is planned for launch in 2034 lớn directly detect gravitational waves and will measure relative displacements with a resolution of trăng tròn picometres over a distance of 2.5 gigametres, yielding a strain sensitivity of better kêu ca 1 part in 1020.
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