›› Measurement unit: picobar

Full name: picobar

Plural form: picobars

Category type: pressure

Scale factor: 1.0E-7


›› SI unit: pascal

The SI derived unit for pressure is the pascal.
1 pascal is equal to 10000000 picobar.


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›› Definition: Picobar

The SI prefix "pico" represents a factor of 10-12, or in scientific notation, 1E-12.

So 1 picobar = 10-12 bars.

The definition of a bar is as follows:

The bar is a measurement unit of pressure, equal to 1,000,000 dynes per square centimetre (baryes), or 100,000 newtons per square metre (pascals). The word bar is of Greek origin, báros meaning weight. Its official symbol is "bar"; the earlier "b" is now deprecated, but still often seen especially as "mb" rather than the proper "mbar" for millibars.


›› Sample conversions: picobar

picobar to kilogram-force/square metre
picobar to hectobar
picobar to decipascal
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picobar to millihg
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picobar to yottapascal
picobar to technical atmosphere
picobar to pascal


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