Farad

The farad (symbol: F) is the SI unit of capacitance. It is named after Michael Faraday.

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A capacitor has a value of one farad when one coulomb of charge causes a potential difference of one volt across it. Its equivalent expression in SI base units is:

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:F = Ccdot V^{-1} = m^{-2}cdot kg^{-1}cdot s^4cdot A^2.

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SI: The International System of Units (abbreviated SI from the French phrase, Syst?me International d'Unit?s) is the most widely used system of units. It is the most common system for everyday commerce in the world, and is almost universally used in the realm of science....

Michael Faraday: Michael Faraday (September 22, 1791 – August 25, 1867) was a British scientist (a physicist and chemist) who contributed significantly to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. He also invented the earliest form of the device that was to become the Bunsen burner, which is used al...

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