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An attosecond is an SI unit of time equal to 10 ^ -18 seconds.

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What is the smallest type of second?

The smallest type of second is the attosecond, which is one quintillionth (10^-18) of a second. It is used primarily in the field of physics, particularly in the study of ultrafast processes such as electron movements within atoms. To provide context, an attosecond is to a second what a second is to about 31.7 million years.


What is an extremely fast unit of time?

An attosecond is an extremely fast unit of time, equal to one quintillionth of a second. It is used to measure processes on the timescale of atomic and subatomic interactions.


What is shorter a microsecond or a nanosecond?

An attosecond is one quintillionth (10 to the power of minus 18) of a second. As of 2006, the smallest unit of time that was directly measured was on the order of 1 attosecond (10−18 s), or about 1026 Planck times. In physics, the Planck time, (tP), is the unit of time in the system of natural units known as Planck units. It is the time required for light to travel, in a vacuum, a distance of 1 Planck length. The unit is named after Max Planck, who was the first to propose it.


How many yoctoseconds in a nanosecond?

There is a yoctosecond in a MKS (metric system) 1000 yoctoseconds - 1 zeptosecond 1000 zeptoseconds = 1 attosecond 1000 attoseconds = 1 femtosecond 1000 femtoseconds = 1 picosecond 1000 picoseconds = 1 nanosecond 1000 nanoseconds = 1 microsecond 1000 microseconds = 1 millisecond 1000 milliseconds = 1 second 1,000,000,000,000,000 yoctoseconds in a nanosecond


Which divison of time is the second smallest?

There are some small units of time: millisecond (thousandth of a second) microsecond (millionth of a second) nanosecond (billionth of a second) picosecond (trillionth of a second) femtosecond (quadrillionth of a second) attosecond (quintillionth of a second) zeptosecond (sextillionth of a second) The smallest possible unit of time is known as "Planck's time" It is 5.4 x 10^-44 seconds. 0.000000000000000000000000000000000000000000054 seconds Hummers yoctosecond (septillionth) is ONLY a mere twenty million million million times longer, which is the answer to your question.

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What comes before an attosecond?

A nanosecond comes before an attosecond and before a nano second is a millisecond and before that is a second


What is less than a femtosecond?

Attosecond


What is smaller than a attosecond?

a zeptosecond


What is a Atto Second?

An attosecond is 1x10-18 seconds


What is equals shorter than a nanosecond?

Examples: -- picosecond -- femtosecond -- yoctosecond -- attosecond


What is the smallest type of second?

The smallest type of second is the attosecond, which is one quintillionth (10^-18) of a second. It is used primarily in the field of physics, particularly in the study of ultrafast processes such as electron movements within atoms. To provide context, an attosecond is to a second what a second is to about 31.7 million years.


What are the other smaller units of second?

Split second, milli, micro, nano, pico, femto, attosecond etc.


What is an extremely fast unit of time?

An attosecond is an extremely fast unit of time, equal to one quintillionth of a second. It is used to measure processes on the timescale of atomic and subatomic interactions.


What is the scientific prefix of 10 to the negative 18th power?

The prefix that means one quintillionth, or times ten to the negative 18th power, is atto-. Examples: An attometer is a quintillionth of a meter, and an attosecond is a quintillionth of a second.


What is shorter a microsecond or a nanosecond?

An attosecond is one quintillionth (10 to the power of minus 18) of a second. As of 2006, the smallest unit of time that was directly measured was on the order of 1 attosecond (10−18 s), or about 1026 Planck times. In physics, the Planck time, (tP), is the unit of time in the system of natural units known as Planck units. It is the time required for light to travel, in a vacuum, a distance of 1 Planck length. The unit is named after Max Planck, who was the first to propose it.


What comes after an attosecond?

Another attosecond; that's how time works.The metric prefix "atto" means 10^-18. The next smaller prefix, which may be what you meant to ask, would be "zepto" for 10^-21, followed by "yocto" for 10^-24. No smaller prefixes are formally defined, but a "Planck time" is about 5 x 10^-44 seconds, and is believed to be the smallest physically meaningful unit of time.


How many yoctoseconds in a nanosecond?

There is a yoctosecond in a MKS (metric system) 1000 yoctoseconds - 1 zeptosecond 1000 zeptoseconds = 1 attosecond 1000 attoseconds = 1 femtosecond 1000 femtoseconds = 1 picosecond 1000 picoseconds = 1 nanosecond 1000 nanoseconds = 1 microsecond 1000 microseconds = 1 millisecond 1000 milliseconds = 1 second 1,000,000,000,000,000 yoctoseconds in a nanosecond