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Nanogram [ng]

The nanogram is a metric unit of mass equal to one-billionth of a gram.

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  1 nanogram = 0.000000001 grams = 10⁻⁹ grams

  
  
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  1 nanogram = 10⁻¹² kilograms

  
  
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  Symbol: ng

  
  

Key Facts:

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  Used in fields like biochemistry, pharmacology, and environmental science to measure extremely small masses (e.g., toxins, DNA quantities)

  
  
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  The prefix "nano-" means $10^{-9}$ (one billionth)

  
  
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  Smaller than micrograms and widely used for precision measurements at molecular scales

  
  

The nanogram allows scientists to quantify minute amounts of substances with great accuracy.

Mina (Biblical Greek)

The mina in Biblical Greek was a unit of weight and currency used in ancient Greece and surrounding regions. It was smaller than a talent and typically served as a subdivision of it.

One mina usually weighed about 0.5 kilograms (1.1 pounds), roughly 1/60 of a talent.

The mina was commonly used for trade, taxation, and as a monetary unit in commerce, playing an important role in ancient economies mentioned in the Bible and Greek literature.

Summary:

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  Approximately 0.5 kilograms (1.1 pounds)

  
  
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  Subdivision of the talent (about 1/60 of a talent)

  
  
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  Used as weight and currency in ancient Greek and Biblical contexts