Question

One 'Pico meter' equal to :

• A. 10⁻⁶ m
• B. 10¹⁵ m
• C. 10⁻¹² m
• D. 10⁻⁹ m

Answer 1

Answer:

C. 10⁻¹² m

One picometer (pm) is equal to 10⁻¹² metres, which can be written out in decimals as 0.000000000001 metres.

The word "picometer" is a combination of the International System of Units (SI) prefix pico- and the base unit meter.

Prefix Symbol Factor Numerical Value

milli m 10⁻³ One thousandth

micro μ 10⁻⁶ One millionth

nano n 10⁻⁹ One billionth

pico p 10⁻¹² One trillionth

femto f 10⁻¹⁵ One quadrillionth