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barn
Symbol:  b 
Category:  Area 
SI Equivalent:  1×10-28 m2
Dimension:  L2 
 
Notes
In 1942, H. G. Holloway and C. P. Baker introduced this unit to describe certain phenomena in nuclear physics such as fission, capture, diffusion, and absorption of nuclides.
Convert     b  
1 b =
Area
  Symbol Unit Name
2.47105×10-32  ac, acre  acre 
1×10-30  a  are 
2.55618×10-28  bbl (US, liq.)/ft  barrel (US, liq.) per foot 
2.13015×10-29  bbl (US, liq.)/in  barrel (US, liq.) per inch 
1.91713×10-28  bbl (US, petrol)/ft  barrel (US, petrol) per foot 
1.59761×10-29  bbl (US, petrol)/in  barrel (US, petrol) per inch 
1×10-28    centare 
1.97353×10-25  cin  circular inch 
1.97353×10-19  cmil  circular mil 
1×10-32  ha  hectare 
1.21295×10-32    morgen (Dutch) 
3.94907×10-32    morgen (Prussian) 
1.1675×10-32    morgen (South Africa) 
1.54441×10-34    quarter section 
9.88422×10-32    rood (UK) 
3.86102×10-35  sq.mi, mi2 (stat.)  section (square statute mile) 
1×1024    shed 
1×10-24  cm2  square centimeter 
1.07639×10-31  sq. ch. (engineer's)  square chain (engineer's) 
2.47105×10-31  sq. ch. (Gunter's)  square chain (Gunter's) 
1×10-30  dam2  square decameter 
1×10-26  dm2  square decimeter 
1×10-64  Em2  square exameter 
100  fm2  square femtometer 
100  f2  square fermi 
1.07639×10-27  ft2  square foot 
1×10-46  Gm2  square gigameter 
1×10-32  hm2  square hectometer 
1.55×10-25  in2, sq. in  square inch 
1×10-34  km2  square kilometer 
1×10-40  Mm2  square megameter 
1×10-28  m2  square meter 
1×10-16  µm2  square micrometer 
1.55×10-19  mil2  square mil (thou) 
1.81554×10-36  sq. mi. (geogr.)  square mile (geographical) 
2.91553×10-35  sq. mi. (int. naut.)  square mile (int. naut.) 
3.86101×10-35  sq. mi. (int.)  square mile (int.) 
1×10-22  mm2  square millimeter 
10×10-11  nm2  square nanometer 
3.95366×10-30  rd2  square perch 
10×10-59  Pm2  square petameter 
10×10-5  pm2  square picometer 
3.95366×10-30  rd2  square pole 
3.95366×10-30  rd2  square rod 
10×10-53  Tm2  square terameter 
1.19599×10-28  yd2, sq. yd  square yard 
1×1020  ym2  square yoctometer 
2.93874×10-67  Ym2  square yottameter 
9.99473×1013  zm2  square zeptometer 
2.93874×10-67  Zm2  square zettameter 
1.07251×10-36    township (US) 
5.55987×10-32    vergee (Jersey) 
6.48652×10-32    vergees (Guernsey) 
Fuel Consumption
  Symbol Unit Name
4.25144×10-23  gal/mile  gallon per mile 
1×10-20  l/100 km  liter per 100 kilometers 
1×10-22  l/km  liter per kilometer 
Hydrodynamic permeability
  Symbol Unit Name
1.01325×10-16    darcy 
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