Orders of magnitude (molar concentration)

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This page lists examples of the orders of magnitude of molar concentration. Source values are parenthesized where unit conversions were performed.

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M denotes the non-SI unit molar:

1 M = 1 mol/L = 10−3 mol/m3.

All orders

List of orders of magnitude for molar concentration
Factor (Molarity) SI prefix ValueItem
10−24yM1.66 yM1 elementary entity per litre [1]
8.5 yM airborne bacteria in the upper troposphere (5100/m3) [2]
10−23
10−22
10−21zM3.6 zM solar neutrinos on Earth (6.5×1010 /cm2⋅s) [3]
10−2012 zM radon in ambient, outdoor air in the United States (0.4 pCi/L ≈ 7000/L) [4]
10−19120 zMindoor radon at the EPA's "action level" (4 pCi/L ≈ 70000/L) [5]
686 zM cosmic microwave background photons in outer space (413/cm3) [6]
10−18aM
10−17
10−16
10−15fM2 fM bacteria in surface seawater (1×109/L) [7]
10−1420 fM virions in surface layer North Atlantic seawater (10×109/L) [8]
50–100 fM gold in seawater [9]
10−13
10−12pM7.51–9.80 pMnormal range for erythrocytes in blood in an adult male ((4.52–5.90)×1012/L) [10] [11]
10−1110–100 pM gold in undersea hydrothermal fluids [9]
10−10170 pMupper bound for healthy insulin when fasting [12]
10−9nM5 nMinhaled osmium tetroxide is immediately dangerous to life or health (1 mg Os/m3) [13]
10−8
10−7101 nM hydronium and hydroxide ions in pure water at 25 °C (pKW = 13.99) [14]
10−6μM
10−5
10−4180–480 μMnormal range for uric acid in blood [10]
570 μMinhaled carbon monoxide induces unconsciousness in 2–3 breaths and death in < 3 min (12800 ppm) [15]
10−3mM0.32–32 mMnormal range of hydronium ions in stomach acid (pH 1.5–3.5) [16]
5.5 mMupper bound for healthy blood glucose when fasting [17]
7.8 mMupper bound for healthy blood glucose 2 hours after eating [17]
10−2cM20 mM neutrinos during a supernova, 1  AU from the core (1058 over 10 s) [18]
44.6 mMpure ideal gas at 0 °C and 101.325 kPa [19]
10−1dM140 mM sodium ions in blood plasma [10]
480 mM sodium ions in seawater [20]
100M1 M standard state concentration for defining thermodynamic activity [21]
101daM17.5 Mpure (glacial) acetic acid (1.05 g/cm3) [22]
40 Mpure solid hydrogen (86  g/L ) [23]
55.5 Mpure water at 3.984 °C, temperature of its maximum density (1.0000 g/cm3) [24]
102hM118.8 Mpure osmium at 20 °C (22.587 g/cm3) [25]
140.5 Mpure copper at 25 °C (8.93 g/cm3)
103kM
10424 kM helium in the solar core (150 g/cm3 ⋅ 65%) [26]
105
106MM
107
108122.2 MM nuclei in a white dwarf from a 3  M☉ progenitor star (106.349 g/cm3) [27]
109GM
1010
1011
1012TM
1013
1014
1015PM
1016
1017228 PM nucleons in atomic nuclei (2.3×1017 kg/m3 = 1.37×1044/m3) [28]
1018EM
...
10773.9×1077 Mthe Planck concentration (2.4×10104/m3), inverse of the Planck volume

SI multiples

SI multiples of molar (M)
SubmultiplesMultiples
ValueSI symbolNameValueSI symbolName
10−1 MdMdecimolar101 MdaMdecamolar
10−2 McMcentimolar102 MhMhectomolar
10−3 MmMmillimolar103 MkMkilomolar
10−6 MμMmicromolar106 MMMmegamolar
10−9 MnMnanomolar109 MGMgigamolar
10−12 MpMpicomolar1012 MTMteramolar
10−15 MfMfemtomolar1015 MPMpetamolar
10−18 MaMattomolar1018 MEMexamolar
10−21 MzMzeptomolar1021 MZMzettamolar
10−24 MyMyoctomolar1024 MYMyottamolar
10−27 MrMrontomolar1027 MRMronnamolar
10−30 MqMquectomolar1030 MQMquettamolar

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