ångström, Å (unit)

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ID: https://schemas.optimade.org/defs/v1.2/units/si/general/angstrom
Definition name: angstrom

Unit name: ångström
Latin symbol: angstrom
Display symbol: Å

Description: A unit of length equal to 10⁻¹⁰ meter, using the current, or one of the historical, definitions of the SI units.

The ångström unit appears in the International System of Units (SI), 1st ed. (1970) defined as "1 Å = 0.1 nm = 10⁻¹⁰ m".

The ångström unit was implicitly redefined via the redefinition of the metre at the 17th CGPM meeting (1983), resolution 1.

This is a generalized definition taken to reference the current, or one of the historical, SI unit definitions. This definition is intended for situations when it is not possible to be more precise, e.g., in contexts where data have been collected that uses different historical SI definitions.

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Compatibility: (other definitions that are covered by the above definition)

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JSON definition:

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