Conductance is the reciprocal of resistance and measures how easily electric current can flow through a conductor. The unit of conductance is the siemens (S).

Units and Conversion

• Siemens (S): The base unit of conductance.
• Millisiemens (mS): 1 mS = 0.001 S
• Microsiemens (µS): 1 µS = 1 × 10^-6 S
• Nanosiemens (nS): 1 nS = 1 × 10^-9 S
• Kilosiemens (kS): 1 kS = 1,000 S
• Megasiemens (MS): 1 MS = 1,000,000 S
• Gigasiemens (GS): 1 GS = 1,000,000,000 S
• Absiemens (abS): 1 abS = 1 × 10^-9 S

Examples

Example 1: Convert 500 µS to S:

500 µS = 500 × 10^-6 S = 0.0005 S

Example 2: Convert 2 × 10^3 S to kS:

2 × 10^3 S = 2 kS