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Capacitance Converter
Convert between farads, microfarads, picofarads, and other capacitance units.
Universal Capacitance Converter
About capacitance conversions
Capacitance conversions are used in electronics, circuit design, power supplies, and RF engineering. Our capacitance converter covers SI units such as farads, millifarads, microfarads, nanofarads, and picofarads, plus historical CGS units such as the statfarad. Whether you are selecting capacitors, designing filters, or repairing electronics, this converter provides accurate capacitance conversions.
Most popular capacitance conversions
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Popular capacitance conversions (42 total)
Unit definitions
Farad (F)
SI unit of capacitance = 1 coulomb/volt.
Origin: Named after Michael Faraday.
Current use: Electronics, Capacitors, Energy storage
Millifarad (mF)
One thousandth of a farad.
Origin: SI prefix milli- = 0.001.
Current use: Electronics, Power supply filtering, Large capacitors
Microfarad (µF)
One millionth of a farad.
Origin: SI prefix micro- = 10^-6.
Current use: Electronics, Circuits, Decoupling
Nanofarad (nF)
One billionth of a farad.
Origin: SI prefix nano- = 10^-9.
Current use: Electronics, RF circuits, Tuned circuits
Picofarad (pF)
One trillionth of a farad.
Origin: SI prefix pico- = 10^-12.
Current use: Electronics, RF circuits, High-frequency
Abfarad (abF)
CGS electromagnetic unit of capacitance.
Origin: Part of the CGS system.
Current use: Electromagnetics, Historical physics, CGS system
Statfarad (statF)
CGS electrostatic unit of capacitance.
Origin: Part of the CGS system.
Current use: Electrostatics, Historical physics, CGS system
Common uses for capacitance conversions
Capacitance conversions are used for capacitor selection, circuit design, power supply filtering, RF tuning, timing circuits, and electronics repair.
Frequently asked questions about capacitance
How many microfarads are in 1 farad?+
1 farad equals 1,000,000 microfarads.
What is capacitance?+
Capacitance measures how much electric charge a capacitor can store per unit voltage. Its SI unit is the farad.
Which capacitance units does this converter support?+
It supports SI units from farads to picofarads, plus historical CGS statfarads.
