This page converts picofarads into farads using the factor 1.000000000e-12, and shows the reverse figure alongside it. Both units measure how much charge a component stores per volt, which is why one number does the whole job.
Picofarads are the scale of ceramic capacitors, crystal load networks and stray capacitance between adjacent tracks. The farad is the SI unit of capacitance: one coulomb of charge stored per volt applied. A whole farad is enormous, which is why practical parts are labelled in fractions of one.
Capacitor labelling. The same part may be printed 100 nF, 0.1 uF, or the three-digit code 104, and all three mean the same component. Nanofarads are the awkward middle: European schematics favour nF, American ones favour uF. Below the calculator there is a step table for the values people look up most, and a second table putting real how much charge a component stores per volt figures into farads so the number you get has something to be compared against.
The formula
picofarads- The amount you are converting, in picofarads
1.00000000000e-12- The exact number of farads in one picofarad
farads- The converted result
How it works, step by step
- Enter the value in picofarads.
- It is multiplied by 1.00000000000e-12, the exact factor between the two units.
- The answer is shown in farads, with the reverse conversion beneath it.
- Check the reference table if you want a figure of comparable size.
Worked examples
Decoupling capacitor: 1e+05 pF in farads
At 1e+05 pF (decoupling capacitor), the same quantity in farads is 1e+05 × 1.00000e-12 = 1e-07 F. One picofarad is 1.00000e-12 farads, so the numbers shrink as expected.
Audio coupling capacitor: 1e+06 pF in farads
At 1e+06 pF (audio coupling capacitor), the same quantity in farads is 1e+06 × 1.00000e-12 = 1e-06 F. One picofarad is 1.00000e-12 farads, so the numbers shrink as expected.
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Frequently asked questions
How many farads are in one picofarad?
Exactly 1.00000000000e-12. Every figure on this page is that one number multiplied by your input, so the only rounding is at the display step.
What is the formula to convert picofarads to farads?
farads = picofarads × 1.00000000000e-12. Reversed, picofarads = farads ÷ 1.00000000000e-12, which is the same as multiplying by 1e+12.
Which is the bigger unit, the picofarad or the farad?
The farad. One picofarad is only 1.00000e-12 of a farad, so it takes 1e+12 picofarads to make one farad.
What does this quantity actually measure?
Both units measure how much charge a component stores per volt. That is why a single factor is enough: there is no temperature offset and no material property involved, unlike conversions that cross between different quantities.
What is a picofarad?
Picofarads are the scale of ceramic capacitors, crystal load networks and stray capacitance between adjacent tracks.
What is a farad?
The farad is the SI unit of capacitance: one coulomb of charge stored per volt applied. A whole farad is enormous, which is why practical parts are labelled in fractions of one.
Why does my answer differ from another converter?
Almost always because the other tool rounded the factor before multiplying. This page keeps full double precision through the calculation and rounds only for display, and it prints the factor it used so you can see where any difference came from.
Picofarads to farads reference tables
| Picofarads | Farads |
|---|---|
| 0.5 pF | 5.00000e-13 F |
| 1 pF | 1.00000e-12 F |
| 2 pF | 2.00000e-12 F |
| 3 pF | 3.00000e-12 F |
| 5 pF | 5.00000e-12 F |
| 10 pF | 1.00000e-11 F |
| 20 pF | 2.00000e-11 F |
| 25 pF | 2.50000e-11 F |
| 50 pF | 5.00000e-11 F |
| 75 pF | 7.50000e-11 F |
| 100 pF | 1.00000e-10 F |
| 250 pF | 2.50000e-10 F |
| 500 pF | 5.00000e-10 F |
| 1000 pF | 1e-09 F |
| 5000 pF | 5e-09 F |
Exact factor: 1 picofarad = 1.00000000000e-12 farads.
| Quantity | pF | F |
|---|---|---|
| Crystal load capacitor | 22 pF | 2.200e-11 F |
| Decoupling capacitor | 1e+05 pF | 1e-07 F |
| Audio coupling capacitor | 1e+06 pF | 1e-06 F |
| Motor-run capacitor | 2.5e+07 pF | 2.5e-05 F |
| Power supply smoothing capacitor | 4.7e+09 pF | 0.0047 F |
| Supercapacitor cell | 1e+12 pF | 1 F |
Published reference values, converted with the same factor this page uses.