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farad

fa·rad

UK/ˈfæɹæd/ US/ˈfæɹəd/ uncommon

noun

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the capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a voltage difference of 1 volt between the plates

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Named after the English physicist Michael Faraday.

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