What is 13cm² in Barns?

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What is 13 Square Centimetres (13cm²) in Barns (b)?

What is 13cm² in b? Convert 13 Square Centimetres (13cm²) to Barns (b) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

Enter Square Centimetres to convert to Barns


Quick Reference for Converting Square Centimetres to Barns

Formula
b = cm² x 1.0E+24
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Barns, multiply the number of Square Centimetres by 1000000000000 trillion
Square Centimetres (cm²) in 1 barn
There are 0 Square Centimetres in 1 barn
Barns (b) in 1 Square Centimetre
There are 1.0E+24 Barns in 1 Square Centimetre

Unit Information

Square Centimetre
/skwɛːˌˈsɛntɪmiːtə/
Symbol: cm²
Unit System: SI

What is the Square Centimetre?

The square centimetre is a unit of area and is a multiple of the square metre; an SI derived unit. It has the symbol cm².

A square centimetre is equal to the area of a square with edges 1cm long. There are 10,000 square centimetres in a square metre.

It is often used to describe areas smaller than 1m² - including much work in classrooms on paper.

barn
/bɑːn/
Symbol: b
Unit System: Particle Physics

What is the barn?

The barn is a unit of area and is used in particle physics with the symbol b.

It represents approximately the area of the cross-section of a uraneum nucleus, so is very small compared to most other recognised units of area.

It is also used to measure the interaction of a nucleus with an electric field gradient in nuclear quadrupole and magnetic resonance.


Conversion Tables for Square Centimetres (cm²) to Barns (b)