Understanding Abfarads and Farads
What is an Abfarad?
An abfarad (abF) is a CGS electromagnetic unit of capacitance. One abfarad equals one billion (109) farads, making it an extremely large unit of capacitance. It represents the capacitance of a capacitor with a potential difference of one abvolt when charged with one abcoulomb.
Conversion Formula
To convert from abfarads to farads, use the following formula:
Farads = Abfarads × 1,000,000,000
Common Applications
While abfarads are rarely used in modern applications, understanding the conversion is important for historical contexts and specialized scientific calculations. Modern electrical applications typically use smaller units like microfarads (µF) or picofarads (pF).