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Ampere vs Picoampere - What's the difference?

ampere | picoampere |

1 ampere is 1.0E+12 picoamperes


1 picoampere is 1.0E-12 amperes


As nouns the difference between ampere and picoampere

is that ampere is a unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the international system of units abbreviation: amp, symbol: a while picoampere is one millionth of one millionth (10-12) of an ampere.

ampere

English

(wikipedia ampere)

Alternative forms

* , amp, A

Noun

(en noun)
  • A unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A
  • Definition: The ampere is that constant current which, if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross-section, and placed 1 metre apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 x 10–7 newton per metre of length. ( The International Bureau of Weights and Measures)

    Derived terms

    * * * milliamp * microamp * nanoamp * picoamp

    picoampere

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One millionth of one millionth (10-12) of an ampere.
  • Synonyms

    *pA