Zeptogram
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006726
A unit of mass equal to one sextillionth (10⁻²¹) of a gram, represented by the symbol zg. This extremely small unit is employed in advanced scientific fields like chemistry and physics for measuring the mass of individual molecules, viruses, or nanoparticles. A single molecule of water has a mass of approximately 30 zeptograms.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-006726 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Metrology and inspection |
| Translations | German: Zeptogramm; Spanish: zeptogramo; French: zeptogramme |
Record as JSON
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"definition": "A unit of mass equal to one sextillionth (10⁻²¹) of a gram, represented by the symbol zg. This extremely small unit is employed in advanced scientific fields like chemistry and physics for measuring the mass of individual molecules, viruses, or nanoparticles. A single molecule of water has a mass of approximately 30 zeptograms.",
"subject": "Metrology and inspection",
"translations": {
"de": "Zeptogramm",
"es": "zeptogramo",
"fr": "zeptogramme"
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"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/zeptogram/"
}
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