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Farad
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For other uses, see Farad (disambiguation).
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 coulomb per volt (C/V).[1] It is named after the English physicist Michael Faraday (1791–1867). In SI base units 1 F = 1 kg−1⋅m−2⋅s4⋅A2.
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Unit system | SI |
Unit of | capacitance |
Symbol | F |
Named after | Michael Faraday |
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SI base units | kg−1⋅m−2⋅s4⋅A2 |
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