What is Farad?
A '''farad''' is a [[unit of measurement]] used in [[electronics]]. It is used for [[capacitor|capacitance]], which is the ability to store [[electric charge]]. The unit is named after the English [[physicist]] [[Michael Faraday]]. The different sizes of farad are: farads (F), millifarads (mF), microfarads (μF), nanofarads (nF) or picofarads (pF). The farad is a large unit of capacitance.<ref name=serway>{{cite book|first1=Raymond A.|last1=Serway|first2=Jerry S.|last2=Faughn|title=College Physics|url=https://archive.org/details/collegephysics00serw|edition=Second|date=1989|publisher=Saunders College Publishing|isbn=0030229529|page=[https://archive.org/details/collegephysics00serw/page/447 447]}}</ref> Typical devices in electronics have capacitances ranging from microfarads to picofarads.<ref name=serway /> Some [[supercapacitor]]<nowiki/>s have more than one farad. == References == {{reflist}} {{SI units}} {{physics-stub}} [[Category:Electricity]] [[Category:SI derived units]]