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The unit for capacitance is the Farad, spelled with a capital F, as it was named for a person.
The Farad is a huge unit for capacitance for the electronics in use today, so most capacitors are sized in microFarads and micromicroFarads, which these days is called picoFarads.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe most important magnitude for a capacitor is its capacitance. The unit of capacitance is the Farad. Since this is a very large unit, it is usually used with prefixes, such as microfarad, nanofarad, or even picofarad.
Technically, the farad, though farads are inconveniently large and most capacitors have their capacitance specified in microfarads, nanofarads, or picofarads.
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∙ 13y agoThe "Farad" named after Michael Faraday. Farads are very large so most common capacitors
are marked in micro-farads "µF" (millionths of one F) or pico-Farads "pF" (millionths of a millionth
of one F).
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∙ 11y agoThe SI unit of measurement for capacitance is the farad(F). In practise, this is a very large unit, so practical units include microfarads and picofarads.
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∙ 13y agoThe "Farad" named after Michael Faraday. Farads are very large so most common capacitors have values in the micro-farad "µF" (1x10-6F) or pico-Farad "pF" (1x10-12) range.
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their both based on units of measure
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It flows out of the capacitor into the external circuit
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The C represents the capacitance (in farads) of the capacitor. It is a measure of how much charge a capacitor can hold. This is needed to know how much energy the capacitor is holding.
How are the terms capacitor and capacitance related?
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What is the difference between capacitor and battery?
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What is square units measure?
Square units measure area.
What is the measure of the number of units square?
Area is a measure of square units.
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Capacitors are measured in Farads or microfarads.
How big is a 10 x10 x 5 peridot?
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What units are used to measure units?
simply units....
What is the difference between area and square units?
Square units are used to measure the area of something.
A farad is a measure of what?
The Farad is a measure of how much electric charge is accumulated on the capacitor. Named after Michael Faraday
