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Convert barn to square meter
Please provide values below to Convert barn to square meter, or vice versa.
What is a Barn?
The Barn (b) is a unit of area primarily used in nuclear physics to express the cross-sectional area of nuclei and elementary particles. One barn is equal to 10-28 square meters.
What is a Square Meter?
The Square Meter is the SI derived unit of area, corresponding to the area of a square with sides one meter long. It is widely used in various fields, from construction to land measurement.
barn to square meter Conversion Table
| barn | square meter |
|---|---|
| 0.01 barn | 1.0e-30 square meter |
| 0.1 barn | 1.0e-29 square meter |
| 1 barn | 1.0e-28 square meter |
| 2 barn | 2.0e-28 square meter |
| 3 barn | 3.0e-28 square meter |
| 5 barn | 5.0e-28 square meter |
| 10 barn | 1.0e-27 square meter |
| 20 barn | 2.0e-27 square meter |
| 50 barn | 5.0e-27 square meter |
| 100 barn | 1.0e-26 square meter |
| 1000 barn | 1.0e-25 square meter |
How to Convert barn to square meter
1 barn = 1.0E-28 square meter
1 square meter = 1.0E+28 barn
Example: convert 15 barn to square meter:
15 × 1.0E-28 = 1.5E-27 square meter