Millicoulomb (mC)
One thousandth of a coulomb.
What is a millicoulomb?
- Symbol
- mC
- Quantity
- Electric Charge
- Unit system
- SI
- Definition
- One thousandth of a coulomb.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- SI Brochure, 9th edition (BIPM, 2019)
Common applications
Used for charge in capacitor discharges, electroplating experiments and small laboratory measurements.
Millicoulomb in other electric charge units
- 1 mC = 0.001 CCoulomb
- 1 mC = 1000 µCMicrocoulomb
- 1 mC = 1000000 nCNanocoulomb
- 1 mC ≈ 2.777777778e-7 AhAmpere-hour
- 1 mC ≈ 0.0002777777778 mAhMilliampere-hour
- 1 mC ≈ 6.241509074e+15 eElementary charge
- 1 mC ≈ 1.036426966e-8 F (charge)Faraday (charge)
- 1 mC = 0.0001 abCAbcoulomb
- 1 mC = 2997924.58 statCStatcoulomb
Millicoulomb quick reference
| Millicoulomb | Coulomb | Milliampere-hour | Microcoulomb |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 mC | = 0.001 C | ≈ 0.0002777777778 mAh | = 1000 µC |
| 10 mC | = 0.01 C | ≈ 0.002777777778 mAh | = 10000 µC |
| 100 mC | = 0.1 C | ≈ 0.02777777778 mAh | = 100000 µC |
| 1000 mC | = 1 C | ≈ 0.2777777778 mAh | = 1000000 µC |
Where the millicoulomb fits
The next smaller electric charge unit is the microcoulomb (µC). 1 mC = 1000 µC, and 1 µC = 0.001 mC.
The next larger electric charge unit is the coulomb (C). 1 mC = 0.001 C, and 1 C = 1000 mC.
Frequently asked questions
- How many coulombs are in one millicoulomb?
- One millicoulomb = 0.001 C (coulombs).
- How many milliampere-hours are in one millicoulomb?
- One millicoulomb ≈ 0.0002777777778 mAh (milliampere-hours).
- How many microcoulombs are in one millicoulomb?
- One millicoulomb = 1000 µC (microcoulombs).