1.
The basic unit of measurement of capacitance is the FARAD and is abbreviated
f.
A capacitor with two plates 1 millimeter apart, with an air dielectric, and with a plate area
of 36 square miles, has a capacity of one farad. As you can readily see, the farad is too
large a unit for practical purposes. Consequently capacitance is commonly measured in
microfarads or picofarads.
A microfarads one one-millionth of a farad (10-6).
A picofarad is one one-millionth of a microfarad (10-12).
The abbreviations for microfarad and picofarad are uf and pf respectively.
The FARAD is the basic unit of measurement of capacitance and is abbreviated
.
f
2.
The abbreviation for the basic unit of measurement of capacitance is f. The basic unit of
measurement of capacitance is the
.
FARAD
3.
The abbreviation for capacitance, capacity, and/or capacitor is C .
The schematic symbol for a capacitor is
.
NOTE: The term capacitance and capacity are often used interchangeably.
The schematic symbol for a capacitor is
the abbreviation is _____________.
C
4.
The schematic symbol,
, is the symbol for a capacitor; the abbreviation
for capacitance is
.
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