Measurement unit conversion: farad [SI standard]

Measurement unit: farad [SI standard]

Full name: farad [SI standard]

Plural form: farads

Symbol: F

Category type: capacitance

Scale factor: 1

SI unit: farad

The SI derived unit for capacitance is the farad.
1 farad is equal to 1 farad [SI standard].

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Definition: Farad

The farad (symbol F) is the SI unit of capacitance (named after Michael Faraday). A capacitor has a value of one farad when one coulomb of charge causes a potential difference of one volt across it. Its equivalent expressions in other SI units are: Since the farad is a very large unit, values of capacitors are usually expressed in microfarads (?F), nanofarads (nF), or picofarads (pF). The picofarad is comically called a "puff" in laboratory usage.

Sample conversions: farad [SI standard]

• farad [SI standard] to centifarad
• farad [SI standard] to abfarad
• farad [SI standard] to microfarad
• farad [SI standard] to millifarad
• farad [SI standard] to electrostatic unit
• farad [SI standard] to dekafarad
• farad [SI standard] to hectofarad
• farad [SI standard] to puff
• farad [SI standard] to ampere second/volt
• farad [SI standard] to electromagnetic unit