1e-7 m
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To help compare different
orders of magnitude
this page lists lengths between 100
nm
and 1
µm
(10
-7
and 10
-6
m).
Distances shorter than 100 nm
100 nm -- 1000
angstrom
100 nm -- side of
square
of area [10
-14
m
2
]
?
100 nm -- Maximum particle size that can fit through a
surgical mask
120 nm -- Maximum particle size that can fit through a ULPA filter
[1]
280 nm -- near
ultraviolet
wavelength
300 nm -- Maximum particle size that can fit through a HEPA filter
380-430 nm -- wavelength of violet
?
light -- see
color
430-450 nm -- wavelength of
indigo
light
450-500 nm -- wavelength of
blue
light
500-520 nm -- wavelength of
cyan
light
520-565 nm -- wavelength of
green
light
565-590 nm -- wavelength of
yellow
light
590-625 nm -- wavelength of
orange
light
625-740 nm -- wavelength
red
light
Distances longer than 1.0 micrometre