Picomole per liter (pmol/L)
One picomole per liter (pM): exactly 10⁻⁹ mol/m³.
What is a picomole per liter?
- Symbol
- pmol/L
- Quantity
- Molar Concentration
- Unit system
- SI-accepted
- Definition
- One picomole per liter (pM): exactly 10⁻⁹ mol/m³.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- SI Brochure, 9th edition (BIPM, 2019)
Common applications
Used for very low concentrations, such as insulin, thyroid hormones and other hormones in blood tests.
Picomole per liter in other molar concentration units
- 1 pmol/L = 1e-9 mol/m³Mole per cubic meter
- 1 pmol/L = 1e-12 mol/LMole per liter (molar)
- 1 pmol/L = 1e-9 mmol/LMillimole per liter
- 1 pmol/L = 0.000001 µmol/LMicromole per liter
- 1 pmol/L = 0.001 nmol/LNanomole per liter
Picomole per liter quick reference
| Picomole per liter | Mole per liter (molar) | Millimole per liter | Mole per cubic meter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 pmol/L | = 1e-12 mol/L | = 1e-9 mmol/L | = 1e-9 mol/m³ |
| 10 pmol/L | = 1e-11 mol/L | = 1e-8 mmol/L | = 1e-8 mol/m³ |
| 100 pmol/L | = 1e-10 mol/L | = 1e-7 mmol/L | = 1e-7 mol/m³ |
| 1000 pmol/L | = 1e-9 mol/L | = 0.000001 mmol/L | = 0.000001 mol/m³ |
Where the picomole per liter fits
The next larger molar concentration unit is the nanomole per liter (nmol/L). 1 pmol/L = 0.001 nmol/L, and 1 nmol/L = 1000 pmol/L.
Frequently asked questions
- How many moles per liter are in one picomole per liter?
- One picomole per liter = 1e-12 mol/L (moles per liter).
- How many millimoles per liter are in one picomole per liter?
- One picomole per liter = 1e-9 mmol/L (millimoles per liter).
- How many moles per cubic meter are in one picomole per liter?
- One picomole per liter = 1e-9 mol/m³ (moles per cubic meter).