Full name: nanohenry
Plural form: nanohenries
Symbol: nH
Alternate spelling: nanohenrys
Category type: inductance
Scale factor: 1.0E-9
The SI derived unit for inductance is the henry.
1 henry is equal to 1.0E+9 nanohenry.
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The SI prefix "nano" represents a factor of 10-9, or in scientific notation, 1E-9.
So 1 nanohenry = 10-9 henries.
The definition of a henry is as follows:
The henry (symbol: H) is the SI unit of inductance. It is named after Joseph Henry (1797-1878), the American scientist who discovered electromagnetic induction independently of and at about the same time as Michael Faraday (1791-1867) in England.
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