Electric Capacitance Unit Converter

What is Electric Capacitance?

Electric capacitance is a measure of an object's ability to store electric charge. It is defined as the ratio of the electric charge on each conductor to the potential difference between them. The SI unit of capacitance is the farad (F).

Formula and Meaning

The basic formula for capacitance is:

\[C = \frac{Q}{V}\]

Where:

• \(C\) is the capacitance in farads (F)
• \(Q\) is the electric charge in coulombs (C)
• \(V\) is the potential difference in volts (V)

Calculation Steps

To convert between capacitance units, we use this formula:

\[Result = Input \times \frac{ConversionFactor_{from}}{ConversionFactor_{to}}\]

Steps:

1. Identify the conversion factors for both units
2. Multiply the input value by the ratio of conversion factors
3. Round the result to the desired number of decimal places

Example and Visual Representation

Let's convert 1000 microfarads (µF) to nanofarads (nF):

\[1000 \text{ µF} \times \frac{1000 \text{ nF}}{1 \text{ µF}} = 1,000,000 \text{ nF}\]

This diagram shows the equivalence between 1000 microfarads and 1,000,000 nanofarads.