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The microfarad is a unit used to measure capacitance. Use one of the conversion calculators below to convert to another unit of measure, or read on to learn more about microfarads.

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Centimetre–Gram–Second Units

Microfarad Definition and Usage

The microfarad is 1/1,000,000 of a farad, which is the capacitance of a capacitor with a potential difference of one volt when it is charged by one coulomb of electricity.

The microfarad is a multiple of the farad, which is the SI derived unit for capacitance. In the metric system, "micro" is the prefix for 10-6. Microfarads can be abbreviated as μF; for example, 1 microfarad can be written as 1 μF.

Uses

The microfarad is commonly used to measure capacitance in AC and audio frequency circuits. It is common to find capacitors that are 0.01 µF to 100 µF for use in these circuits.

Microfarads Measurement Conversion Table

Common microfarad values and equivalent imperial and metric capacitance measurements
microfarads farads nanofarads picofarads abfarads statfarads
1 μF 0.000001 F 1,000 nF 1,000,000 pF 0.000000000000001 abF 898,755 stF
2 μF 0.000002 F 2,000 nF 2,000,000 pF 0.000000000000002 abF 1,797,510 stF
3 μF 0.000003 F 3,000 nF 3,000,000 pF 0.000000000000003 abF 2,696,266 stF
4 μF 0.000004 F 4,000 nF 4,000,000 pF 0.000000000000004 abF 3,595,021 stF
5 μF 0.000005 F 5,000 nF 5,000,000 pF 0.000000000000005 abF 4,493,776 stF
6 μF 0.000006 F 6,000 nF 6,000,000 pF 0.000000000000006 abF 5,392,531 stF
7 μF 0.000007 F 7,000 nF 7,000,000 pF 0.000000000000007 abF 6,291,287 stF
8 μF 0.000008 F 8,000 nF 8,000,000 pF 0.000000000000008 abF 7,190,042 stF
9 μF 0.000009 F 9,000 nF 9,000,000 pF 0.000000000000009 abF 8,088,797 stF
10 μF 0.00001 F 10,000 nF 10,000,000 pF 0.00000000000001 abF 8,987,552 stF
11 μF 0.000011 F 11,000 nF 11,000,000 pF 0.000000000000011 abF 9,886,307 stF
12 μF 0.000012 F 12,000 nF 12,000,000 pF 0.000000000000012 abF 10,785,063 stF
13 μF 0.000013 F 13,000 nF 13,000,000 pF 0.000000000000013 abF 11,683,818 stF
14 μF 0.000014 F 14,000 nF 14,000,000 pF 0.000000000000014 abF 12,582,573 stF
15 μF 0.000015 F 15,000 nF 15,000,000 pF 0.000000000000015 abF 13,481,328 stF
16 μF 0.000016 F 16,000 nF 16,000,000 pF 0.000000000000016 abF 14,380,084 stF
17 μF 0.000017 F 17,000 nF 17,000,000 pF 0.000000000000017 abF 15,278,839 stF
18 μF 0.000018 F 18,000 nF 18,000,000 pF 0.000000000000018 abF 16,177,594 stF
19 μF 0.000019 F 19,000 nF 19,000,000 pF 0.000000000000019 abF 17,076,349 stF
20 μF 0.00002 F 20,000 nF 20,000,000 pF 0.00000000000002 abF 17,975,104 stF

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