How do you convert picosiemens to ions per second?

Answer 1

I don't think you can convert that, since the units are unrelated. Siemens is a measure of conductance; ions per second is closely related to the electric current.

As Hilmarz said, picosiemens to ions/second is nonconvertible. Additionally, picosieverts to ions/second is also nonconvertible since a sievert is a unit for dose equivalent and depends on several biological variables, which aren't reflected in the unit, "ions/second."

Now, as for the unit, "ions/second," itself, I feel that there are two possibilities as to what that means:

1) You're referring to an ampere, which is a coulomb/sec, coulomb being a unit of electrical charge. In certain materials, ions, as opposed to simply electrons, can be charge carriers, so I can potentially see someone referring to an ampere as an ion/sec. If this is actually what you meant, then the applicable conversion is: siemen = ampere/volt, or ion/(volt*sec) I suppose, and a picosiemen is just 10-12 siemens.

2) However, and this is a stretch, but the question wasplaced in the nuclear physics category after all, picocuriesto disintegrations/sec (a Becquerel), which are both perfectly valid units for radioactivity, have the simple conversion of one 1 picocurie = .037 disintegrations/sec.

Answer 2

To convert picosiemens to ions per second, you need additional information such as the type of ions and the specific conditions under which the conversion is being made. The conversion factor will depend on factors such as the charge of the ions and the conductivity of the solution. You may need to consult specific conversion tables or equations to perform the conversion accurately.