1 E-6 m

To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists some items with lengths between 10^-6 and 10^-5 m (between 1 and 10 micrometres, or µm). Distances shorter than 1 µm

• 1 µm is equal to
  • the side of square of area 10^-12 m²,
  • edge of cube of volume 1 fL.
  • the limit of resolution for conventional Photolithography techniques.
• 1.55 µm — wavelength of light used in optical fibre
• 3-4 µm — size of a typical yeast cell
• 6 µm — anthrax spore
• 6-8 µm — diameter of a human red blood cell
• 7 µm — diameter of the nucleus of typical eukaryotic cell
• 7 µm — width of strand of spider web [1]
• 1-10 µm — diameter of typical bacterium
• about 10 µm — size of a fog, mist or cloud water droplet

Distances longer than 10 µm

See also

• Orders of magnitude (length)
• Micrometre