MathLiveCapacitance definition
Capacitance is the ratio of the electric charge stored on a conductor or capacitor to the voltage across it. It is used to size capacitors and to relate charge and voltage in electric circuits.
C=\frac{Q}{V}What the symbols mean
| capacitance (farads, F) | |
| electric charge stored (coulombs, C) | |
| voltage across the capacitor (volts, V) |
About this formula
- FieldPhysics
- TopicElectromagnetism
- LevelHigh school
- Also calledcapacitance formula, capacitor charge over voltage, electric charge divided by voltage, electrostatic capacity formula, capacitance equation, electrostatic capacity
- SourceWikidata Q164399
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