What is microfarad?

A microfarad (µF) is a unit of capacitance in the International System of Units (SI). It is a measure of the ability of a capacitor to store an electric charge. One microfarad is equal to one millionth of a farad (F), which is the SI unit for capacitance. A microfarad is commonly used to express the capacitance of small electronic components such as capacitors, as well as in audio applications and power electronics. It is also used to measure the capacitance of certain types of cables and transmission lines. The symbol used for a microfarad is µF.