›› Measurement unit: barn

Full name: barn

Plural form: barns

Symbol: bn

Category type: area

Scale factor: 1.0E-28


›› SI unit: square meter

The SI derived unit for area is the square meter.
1 square meter is equal to 1.0E+28 barn.


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›› Definition: Barn

A barn is a unit of area, abbreviated mostly as "bn", equal to 10-28 m2. Although not an official SI unit, it is widely used by nuclear physicists, since it is convenient for expressing the cross sectional area of nuclei and nuclear reactions. A barn is approximately equal to the area of a uranium nucleus.


›› Sample conversions: barn

barn to square decametre
barn to square yottametre
barn to township
barn to square tenthmetre
barn to stang
barn to square league [nautical]
barn to square light year
barn to cuerda
barn to square cubit
barn to square mile [survey, U.S. statute]


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