farad

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The farad is the SI unit of electrical capacitance, measuring a component's ability to store electric charge per unit voltage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf SI derived unit
unit of electrical capacitance
baseUnitsCurrentExponent 2
baseUnitsLengthExponent -2
baseUnitsMassExponent -1
baseUnitsTimeExponent 4
belongsToCategory electromagnetism units
belongsToSystem SI
coherentWithSI true
definedAs one coulomb of charge per volt of potential difference
dimensionSymbol [C][V]^-1
[M^-1 L^-2 T^4 I^2]
formula 1 F = 1 C / 1 V
C = F·V
hasDimension charge per potential difference
hasInverseUnit volt per coulomb
inverseQuantity reactance at 1/(2πfC)
inverseRelation ohm (via time: 1 F = 1 s/Ω)
isScalarUnit true
isUnitOf capacitance
isUsedFor describing capacitors
modeling electric fields in circuits
largerMultiples kilofarad (kF)
namedAfter Michael Faraday
physicalInterpretation capacitance storing 1 coulomb at 1 volt
quantityMeasured electrical capacitance
quantitySymbol C
capacitance C
relatedUnit coulomb
ohm
siemens
volt
SIBaseExpression C^2·J^-1
C·V^-1
S·s
s^4·A^2·m^-2·kg^-1
s·Ω^-1
standardizedBy International Bureau of Weights and Measures
surface form: Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
symbol F
system International System of Units
typicalSubmultiples microfarad (µF)
nanofarad (nF)
picofarad (pF)
usageContext electrical engineering
electronics
physics

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