Physics A-Level
Unit prefixes and conversions
What Unit prefixes and conversions means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Unit prefixes and conversions
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Reference: OCR
Capacitance values may be given in microfarads (1 μF = 1 × 10⁻⁶ F), nanofarads (1 nF = 1 × 10⁻⁹ F) or picofarads (1 pF = 1 × 10⁻¹² F).
Topics that use Unit prefixes and conversions
- Capacitors (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Capacitance
- Charging
- Discharging
- Experimental measurement of charge and p.d.
- Reciprocal relationship for capacitance
- Series and parallel capacitor rules
- Series combination of capacitors
- Verification of predicted total capacitance
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