Faraday (charge) (F (charge))
The charge of one mole of elementary charges: e × Nₐ, about 96,485.33 C. Used in electrochemistry.
What is a faraday?
- Symbol
- F (charge)
- Quantity
- Electric Charge
- Unit system
- other
- Definition
- The charge of one mole of elementary charges: e × Nₐ, about 96,485.33 C. Used in electrochemistry.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- SI Brochure, 9th edition (BIPM, 2019)
Common applications
Used in electrochemistry, electrolysis and battery chemistry to relate charge to moles of electrons.
Faraday (charge) in other electric charge units
- 1 F (charge) = 96485.3321233100184 CCoulomb
- 1 F (charge) = 96485332.1233100184 mCMillicoulomb
- 1 F (charge) = 96485332123.3100184 µCMicrocoulomb
- 1 F (charge) = 96485332123310.0184 nCNanocoulomb
- 1 F (charge) = 26.801481145363894 AhAmpere-hour
- 1 F (charge) = 26801.481145363894 mAhMilliampere-hour
- 1 F (charge) = 6.02214076e+23 eElementary charge
- 1 F (charge) = 9648.53321233100184 abCAbcoulomb
- 1 F (charge) ≈ 289255748800000 statCStatcoulomb
Faraday (charge) quick reference
| Faraday (charge) | Coulomb | Milliampere-hour | Millicoulomb |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 F (charge) | = 96485.3321233100184 C | = 26801.481145363894 mAh | = 96485332.1233100184 mC |
| 10 F (charge) | = 964853.321233100184 C | = 268014.81145363894 mAh | = 964853321.233100184 mC |
| 100 F (charge) | = 9648533.21233100184 C | = 2680148.1145363894 mAh | = 9648533212.33100184 mC |
| 1000 F (charge) | = 96485332.1233100184 C | = 26801481.145363894 mAh | = 96485332123.3100184 mC |
Where the faraday fits
The next smaller electric charge unit is the ampere-hour (Ah). 1 F (charge) = 26.801481145363894 Ah, and 1 Ah ≈ 0.03731137076 F (charge).
Frequently asked questions
- How many coulombs are in one faraday?
- One faraday = 96485.3321233100184 C (coulombs).
- How many milliampere-hours are in one faraday?
- One faraday = 26801.481145363894 mAh (milliampere-hours).
- How many millicoulombs are in one faraday?
- One faraday = 96485332.1233100184 mC (millicoulombs).