The ampere, or amp for short, is a unit of electric current. The amp gets its name from André-Marie Ampère, a French scientist who pioneered studies in electric current. As a unit in the metric system, the amp takes metric prefixes such as "micro-" or "milli-." The prefix "micro-" stands for 0.000001, or one-millionth. Therefore, each amp equals 1 million microamps. The units are directly related, so you can multiply or divide to convert.
Instructions
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Multiply the number of amps by 1,000,000 to convert to microamps. For example, if you have 3.23 A, multiply 3.23 by 1 million to get 3,230,000 microamps.
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Divide the number of amps by 0.000001 to confirm your conversion to microamps. In this example, divide 3.23 by 0.000001 to get 3,230,000 microamps.
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Check your answer with an online amps-to-microamps converter. Enter the amount of amps and click "Convert."