How do you convert from nanometres - metres and vice versa? I need to convert 0.6 X 10-6 (the -6 is an expom to nm...
1 meter = 1x10^9 nanometers. Multiply or divide depending on the direction of the conversion (use dimensional analysis if needed).
sorry, I still do not understand how to perform that calculation. I have never heard of dimensional analysis...Can you please explain how I would figure it out.
Each unit is a dimension; dimensional analysis is a method of unit conversion by eliminating all units except those desired.
For example, to convert 0.2m to nanometers:
Multiply to replace the units of meters with nanometers.
0.2m * (1x10^9 nm) / (1m) = ____ nm
Notice how the units of meters cancels out while the units of nanometers remains.
To convert between nanometers (nm) and meters (m), you need to multiply or divide by a conversion factor.
Converting nanometers to meters:
1 meter = 1,000,000,000 nanometers (since "nano" represents 10^-9)
To convert from nanometers to meters, you divide the value in nanometers by 1,000,000,000 (or simply move the decimal point 9 places to the left).
0.6 x 10^-6 nm = 0.6 x 10^-6 / 1,000,000,000 m
= 0.6 x 10^-15 m (simplified)
So, 0.6 x 10^-6 nanometers is equal to 0.6 x 10^-15 meters.
Converting meters to nanometers:
1 meter = 1,000,000,000 nanometers
To convert from meters to nanometers, you multiply the value in meters by 1,000,000,000 (or simply move the decimal point 9 places to the right).
0.6 x 10^-15 m = 0.6 x 10^-15 x 1,000,000,000 nm
= 0.6 x 10^-6 nm (simplified)
So, 0.6 x 10^-15 meters is equal to 0.6 x 10^-6 nanometers.