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Femtogram

The femtogram is an SI unit of mass (symbol fg) defined as:

1 fg = 1 × 10-18 kilogram ( = 1 × 10-15 gram)

A femtogram is one quadrillionth (1/1000000000000000) of a gram. It is derived from the Danish or Norwegian word femten, or fifteenth, referring to 10-15 gram

attogram << femtogram << picogram



07-14-2008 23:18:10
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