Information About
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Adopted in
1991
, it comes from the
Greek
οκτώ, meaning ''eight'', because it is equal to 1/1000
8
.
It is used for measuring an
Atom
's
Length
,
Radius
, and
Weight
.
E.G.
Mass
of
Electron
: 0.000 911yg
Mass
of
Proton
: 1.672 60 yg
Mass
of
Neutron
: 1.674 90 yg
SEE ALSO
SI Prefixes
Yoctogram