Difference between revisions of "Microamp"
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Microamps''' | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Microamps''' | ||
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| − | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[ | + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[megaamp]] (1MA) |
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''microamps''' x10<sup>12</sup> | | 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;" |1x10<sup>12</sup> µA | ||
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| − | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[ | + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[kiloamp]] (1kA) |
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''microamps''' x10<sup>9</sup> | | 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;" |1x10<sup>9</sup> µA | ||
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>6</sup> µA | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>6</sup> µA | ||
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| − | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[ | + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[milliamp]] 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;" |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;" |1x10<sup>3</sup> µA | ||
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| − | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[ | + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[microamp]] 1(µA) |
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''microamps''' x1 | | 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;" |1µA | ||
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| − | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[ | + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[nanoamp]] 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;" |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;" |1x10<sup>-3</sup> µA | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:39, 25 March 2019
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Microamps (µA) are a unit of 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 microamps in a Amp.
Converting to Microamps
| Unit | To convert | Microamps |
| 1 megaamp (1MA) | Convert to microamps x1012 | 1x1012 µA |
| 1 kiloamp (1kA) | Convert to microamps x109 | 1x109 µA |
| 1 Amp (1A) | Convert to microamps x106 | 1x106 µA |
| 1 milliamp 1(mA) | Convert to microamps x103 | 1x103 µA |
| 1 microamp 1(µA) | Convert to microamps x1 | 1µA |
| 1 nanoamp 1(nA) | Convert to microamps x10-3 | 1x10-3 µA |