What is the measured unit of capacitance?

The measured unit of capacitance is the Farad. Capacitance is a property of an electrical component known as a capacitor, which stores electrical energy in an electric field. One Farad represents a capacitance where one coulomb of charge changes the potential difference across the capacitor by one volt.

In practice, this means that a capacitor with a capacitance of one Farad can hold a substantial amount of charge, but in many applications, capacitors typically possess values in microfarads (µF) or picofarads (pF) due to the large magnitude of one Farad. Understanding capacitance and its unit is essential in designing and analyzing circuits, as capacitors play a crucial role in filtering, timing, and energy storage applications.