Capacitors are the second most commonly used component in electronics. They
can be thought of as tiny rechargeable batteries—capacitors can be charged and
discharged. The amount of charge that a capacitor can hold is measured in Far-
ads or the letter F. However, 1F is too large for capacitors, so microfarads (μF)
and picofarads (pF) are used:
micro = 1/1,000,000 and pico = 1/1,000,000,000,000
So, 100,000pF = 0.1μF = 0.0000001F
can be thought of as tiny rechargeable batteries—capacitors can be charged and
discharged. The amount of charge that a capacitor can hold is measured in Far-
ads or the letter F. However, 1F is too large for capacitors, so microfarads (μF)
and picofarads (pF) are used:
micro = 1/1,000,000 and pico = 1/1,000,000,000,000
So, 100,000pF = 0.1μF = 0.0000001F
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