Convert Millisiemens per metre to Picosiemens per metre
Convert Millisiemens per metre (mS/m) to Picosiemens per metre (pS/m) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
pS/m = mS/m × 1000000000
About Millisiemens per metre
The millisiemens per metre (mS/m) equals 10⁻³ S/m and is the preferred unit in geophysical electromagnetic induction surveys (EM-31, EM-38) for soil and shallow-subsurface conductivity mapping. Agricultural soil reads 5-200 mS/m; saline soils exceed 400 mS/m; near-surface marine sediments reach 1 000 mS/m. 1 mS/m = 10⁻³ S/m = 10 µS/cm.
About Picosiemens per metre
The picosiemens per metre (pS/m) equals 10⁻¹² S/m, the scale for the most resistive solid dielectrics: amber (~10⁻¹⁴ S/m), borosilicate glass (~10⁻¹² S/m), and PTFE (<10⁻¹⁵ S/m). A material with 1 TΩ·m bulk resistivity has conductivity of exactly 1 pS/m. 1 pS/m = 10⁻¹² S/m = 10⁻´ µS/m.
Quick Reference Table
| Millisiemens per metre (mS/m) | Picosiemens per metre (pS/m) |
|---|---|
| 1 mS/m | 1000000000 pS/m |
| 2 mS/m | 2 × 109 pS/m |
| 5 mS/m | 5 × 109 pS/m |
| 10 mS/m | 1 × 1010 pS/m |
| 25 mS/m | 2.5 × 1010 pS/m |
| 50 mS/m | 5 × 1010 pS/m |
| 100 mS/m | 1 × 1011 pS/m |