## Farad Measures capacitance, the ability of a body to store an electrical charge. 1 Farad = the ability to store 1 couloumb Term | Symbol | Weight -----------|----|------ Picofarad | pW | $10^{-12}$ Nanofarad | nF | $10^{-9}$ Microfarad | $\micro$F | $10^{-6}$ Milifarad | mF | $10^{-3}$ Farad | F | $10^0$ Kilofarad | kF | $10^{3}$ ## Couloumb 1 coulomb is the electric charge transported within one second through the cross-section of a conductor in which an electric current of the strength of 1 ampere flows. ## Henry Measures electrical Inductance $\displaystyle V(t)=L{\frac {dI}{dt}}$ ## Volts Measures electric potential ## Amperes Measures electric current ## Ohms Measures resistance Term | Symbol | Weight -----------|----|------ Nanoohm | n$\ohm$ | 10-9 Microohm | $\micro \ohm$ | $10^{-6}$ Milliohm | m$\ohm$ | $10^{-3}$ Ohm | $\ohm$ | $10^{0}$ Kiloohm | k$\ohm$ | $10^{3}$ Megaohm | M$\ohm$ | $10^{6}$ Gigaohm | G$\ohm$ | $10^{9}$ ## Hertz Measures frequency Term | Symbol | Weight ----------|------- | ----- Hertz | Hz | $10^0$ Kilohertz | kHz | $10^{3}$ Megahertz | mHz | $10^6$ ## Watt Measures Power $Power = V * I = \frac{V^{2}}{R} = I^{2}R$ Joules per Second Term | Symbol | Weight -----------|----|------ Nanowatt | nW | $10^{-9}$ Microwatt | $\micro$W | $10^{-6}$ Milliwatt | mW | $10^{-3}$ Watt | W | $10^{0}$ Kilowatt | kW | $10^{3}$ Megawatt | MW | $10^{6}$ Gigawatt | GW | $10^{9}$ **Examples:** Device | Power -------|---------- Arduino| 167mW Laptop | 1.5W House | 2.2kW