• Question: What's the lowest unit of measurement

    Asked by erkin to Amy, Sarah, Will on 21 Jun 2012.
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      Sarah Martin answered on 21 Jun 2012:


      Hi erkin,

      that really depends on what you’re measuring! Weight? Electricity? Size? Distance? Force?

      In quantum physics the smallest unit is the Planck Scale – Physicists use this scale to measure the smallest sizes or the shortest lengths of time that can exist.

      🙂 Sarah

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