Farad is the unit of capacitance. It is named after Michael Faraday.
The farad measures how much electric charge is accumulated on the capacitor.
1 farad is the capacitance of a capacitor that has charge of 1 coulomb when applied voltage drop of 1 volt.
1F = 1C / 1V
| name | symbol | conversion | example |
|---|---|---|---|
| picofarad | pF | 1pF=10-12F | C=10pF |
| nanofarad | nF | 1nF=10-9F | C=10nF |
| microfarad | μF | 1μF=10-6F | C=10μF |
| millifarad | mF | 1mF=10-3F | C=10mF |
| farad | F | C=10F | |
| kilofarad | kF | 1kF=103F | C=10kF |
| megafarad | MF | 1MF=106F | C=10MF |
The capacitance C in farad (F) is equal to the capacitance C in picofarad (pF) times 10-12:
C(F) = C(pF) × 10-12
Example - convert 30pF to farad:
C(F) = 30 pF × 10-12 = 30×10-12 F
The capacitance C in farad (F) is equal to the capacitance C in nanofarad (nF) times 10-9:
C(F) = C(nF) × 10-9
Example - convert 5nF to farad:
C(F) = 5 nF × 10-9 = 5×10-9 F
The capacitance C in farad (F) is equal to the capacitance C in microfarad (μF) times 10-6:
C(F) = C(μF) × 10-6
Example - convert 30μF to farad:
C(F) = 30 μF × 10-6 = 30×10-6 F = 0.00003 F