Convert Attomole to Picomole (amol to Picomole)

Attomole (amol) and Picomole (Picomole) are both units of amount of substance. With the conversion form below, you can effortlessly and accurately convert attomole to picomole. This free online calculator tool makes it simple and easy to perform the conversion from amol unit to the Picomole unit.

Amount of substance is an SI base quantity that counts the number of specified elementary entities—atoms, molecules, ions, electrons, or other particles—in a sample. Its unit is the mole (mol). One mole contains exactly 6.02214076 × 10²³ entities (Avogadro's number), defined exactly since the 2019 SI revision. The mole is the bridge between the atomic scale and the laboratory scale, making it indispensable in chemistry and biochemistry.

An attomole (amol) is an SI-prefixed unit of amount of substance equal to 10⁻¹⁸ mole. The prefix atto- represents one quintillionth (0.000000000000000001) of the base unit. Although extremely small, the attomole is a practical unit in analytical chemistry, molecular biology, biochemistry, nanotechnology, and pharmaceutical research, where scientists often measure minute quantities of molecules, DNA, proteins, or other chemical substances.

Like all metric submultiples of the mole, the attomole follows the International System of Units (SI). Since one mole contains exactly 6.02214076 × 10²³ specified elementary entities, one attomole corresponds to approximately 6.022 × 10⁵ particles, depending on the type of entity being counted, such as atoms, molecules, or ions.

Attomoles are commonly encountered in highly sensitive laboratory techniques such as mass spectrometry, fluorescence assays, DNA sequencing, proteomics, and trace chemical analysis. Using attomoles allows researchers to express extremely small amounts of substances without writing long decimal values in moles.

To better understand this measurement category and related SI units, visit our complete guide to Amount of Substance.

A picomole (pmol) is an SI-prefixed unit of amount of substance equal to 0.000000000001 mole (10⁻¹² mol). The prefix pico- represents one trillionth of the base unit. Picomoles are widely used in analytical chemistry, molecular biology, biochemistry, pharmacology, genomics, and clinical research because many laboratory analyses involve extremely small quantities of chemical substances.

One picomole contains one trillionth of the elementary entities found in one mole. Since one mole contains exactly 6.02214076 × 10²³ specified elementary entities, one picomole contains approximately 6.022 × 10¹¹ atoms, molecules, ions, electrons, or other specified particles.

Picomoles are commonly used to measure DNA, RNA, proteins, peptides, hormones, metabolites, and pharmaceutical compounds. Expressing these quantities in picomoles provides practical values while remaining fully compatible with the International System of Units (SI).