Microns, more commonly known today as micrometers, and centimeters both represent small distances in the metric system. A micron equals 1 millionth of a meter, or 0.000001 m. A centimeter, on the other hand, equals one hundredth of a meter, or 0.01 m. Therefore, it takes 10,000 microns to equal 1 cm. You may need to convert from microns to centimeters if you have two distances you want to compare but one is given in microns and the other is given in centimeters.
Instructions
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Multiply the number of microns by 0.0001 to convert to centimeters. For example, if you have 50 microns, multiply 50 by 0.0001 to get 0.005 cm.
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Divide the number of microns by 10,000 to convert to centimeters. In this example, divide 50 by 10,000 to get 0.005 cm.
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Check your conversion with an online microns-to-centimeters converter (see Resources). Enter the number of microns and the site will display the number of centimeters.