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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
'''Microamps''' ('''µA''') are a [[unit]] of [[Electrical Current|current]] 1,000,000 times smaller than the [[SI Unit]]; the [[Amp]].
===About Microamps===
: '''Microamps''' are shortened to '''µA''' with the Greek letter µ and an upper case A.
: [[Micro]] means one millionth so there are 1,000,000 [[microamp]]s in a [[Amp]].
===Converting to Microamps===
{| class="wikitable"
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Unit'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''To convert'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Microamps'''
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[megaamps]] (1MA)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''microamps''' x10<sup>12</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>12</sup> µA
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[kiloamps]] (1kA)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''microamps''' x10<sup>9</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>9</sup> µA
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[Amp]] (1A)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''microamps''' x10<sup>6</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>6</sup> µA
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[milliamps]] 1(mA)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''microamps''' x10<sup>3</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>3</sup> µA
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[microamps]] 1(µA)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''microamps''' x1
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1µA
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[nanoamps]] 1(nA)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''microamps''' x10<sup>-3</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-3</sup> µA
|}
===Meaning===
'''Microamps''' ('''µA''') are a [[unit]] of [[Electrical Current|current]] 1,000,000 times smaller than the [[SI Unit]]; the [[Amp]].
===About Microamps===
: '''Microamps''' are shortened to '''µA''' with the Greek letter µ and an upper case A.
: [[Micro]] means one millionth so there are 1,000,000 [[microamp]]s in a [[Amp]].
===Converting to Microamps===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Unit'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''To convert'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Microamps'''
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[megaamps]] (1MA)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''microamps''' x10<sup>12</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>12</sup> µA
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[kiloamps]] (1kA)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''microamps''' x10<sup>9</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>9</sup> µA
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[Amp]] (1A)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''microamps''' x10<sup>6</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>6</sup> µA
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[milliamps]] 1(mA)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''microamps''' x10<sup>3</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>3</sup> µA
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[microamps]] 1(µA)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''microamps''' x1
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1µA
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[nanoamps]] 1(nA)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''microamps''' x10<sup>-3</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-3</sup> µA
|}