The farad(symbol: F) is the unit of electrical capacitance, the ability of a body to store an electrical charge, in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to 1 coulombper volt(C/V). It is named after the English physicist Michael Faraday(1791–1867). In SI base units1 F = 1 kg−1⋅m−2⋅s4⋅A2.
A farad is a unit of capacitance. One coulomb can be defined as one farad of capacitance times one volt of electric potential difference. Because the farad is a very large quantity, capacitance in electronic applications is usually expressed in millionths of a farad. A farad is a unit of capacitance.
One Farad is a very high value for capacitance and usually smaller units are used, namely pico farad, nano farad etc. And as the capacitors are physically very small in size, their capacitance needs to be identified with a code mentioned on the capacitor itself.
Farad is the unit of capacitance. A capacitor has a capacitance of 1 F when 1 coulomb (C) of electricity changes the potential between the plates by 1 volt (V). Another way of saying this is that, when the voltage across a 1 F capacitor changes at a rate of 1 V/s, the result …