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Millicoulombs to Picocoulombs conversion

Millicoulombs to Picocoulombs conversion table

Millicoulombs (mC)Picocoulombs (pC)
00
11000000000
22000000000
33000000000
44000000000
55000000000
66000000000
77000000000
88000000000
99000000000
1010000000000
2020000000000
3030000000000
4040000000000
5050000000000
6060000000000
7070000000000
8080000000000
9090000000000
100100000000000
10001000000000000

How to convert millicoulombs to picocoulombs?

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Conversion from Millicoulombs to Picocoulombs

To convert a charge in millicoulombs (mC) to picocoulombs (pC), we need to know the relationship between these units:

1 Coulomb (C) = 10310^3 Millicoulombs (mC) 1 Coulomb (C) = 101210^{12} Picocoulombs (pC)

Given: 1 mC=1 millicoulomb1 \text{ mC} = 1 \text{ millicoulomb}

We can use unit conversion factors. From the relationship above:

1 mC=1×10−3 C1 \text{ mC} = 1 \times 10^{-3} \, \text{C} 1 C=1012 pC1 \text{ C} = 10^{12} \, \text{pC}

To convert 1 mC to pC, multiply by these factors: 1 mC=1×10−3 C×1012 pC/C1 \, \text{mC} = 1 \times 10^{-3} \, \text{C} \times 10^{12} \, \text{pC/C} 1 mC=1×109 pC1 \, \text{mC} = 1 \times 10^9 \, \text{pC}

So, 1 mC=1,000,000,000 pC1 \text{ mC} = 1,000,000,000 \text{ pC} or 1 mC=1×109 pC1 \text{ mC} = 1 \times 10^9 \text{ pC}

Real World Examples for Other Quantities of Millicoulombs:

  1. Electrostatics in Small Scale Systems:

    • Scientific experiments involving electrostatic charges might carry charges in the range of a few millicoulombs. For example, a charged capacitor in a small electronics experiment might have a charge of around 1-2 mC.

  2. Defibrillators:

    • Medical defibrillators, which are used to deliver an electric shock to the heart, typically deliver charges in the order of tens to hundreds of millicoulombs (10-300 mC).

  3. Industrial Electrostatic Precipitators:

    • Devices used to reduce pollutants in industrial emissions can have plates charged with several hundred millicoulombs (up to 500 mC) to capture dust particles.

  4. High-Voltage Transmission Line Effects:

    • The corona discharge from high-voltage transmission lines can involve charges in the range of a few hundred millicoulombs per second depending on environmental conditions and line voltage.

  5. Batteries and Capacitors:

    • Standard AA batteries and specific types of capacitors might be charged and discharged within the range of millicoulombs. The capacity of the charge transfer in certain operations could be measured in tens or hundreds of millicoulombs (e.g., 50 mC, 100 mC).

Understanding these quantities can be crucial, especially in high-precision fields such as electronics, medicine, and industrial applications.

Feel free to ask if you have any more questions!

See below section for step by step unit conversion with formulas and explanations. Please refer to the table below for a list of all the Picocoulombs to other unit conversions.

What is millicoulombs?

The unit you are referring to is actually "milli-Coulombs" (mC), not "millicoulombs".

A mill coulomb (mC) is a unit of electric charge in the International System of Units (SI). It represents one-thousandth of a coulomb, which is the basic unit of electric charge.

One milli-Coulomb (mC) is equal to:

  • 0.001 Coulombs
  • 10^-3 C

To put it into perspective, here are some examples of electric charges measured in mill coulombs:

  • A typical smartphone battery can store around 5-7 mC of charge.
  • A small capacitor used in electronic devices might have a capacitance value of 1-10 micro-Coulombs (μC), which is 0.001 to 0.01 mC.

The unit of mill coulomb is useful when describing the charge storage capacity of batteries, capacitors, or other devices that handle small amounts of electric charge.

What is picocoulombs?

Picocoulombs (pC) is a unit of measurement for electric charge. It's a very small quantity of electricity.

To put it in perspective, here are some comparisons:

  • A typical lightning bolt can contain around 10-20 kilocoulombs (kC) of electricity.
  • The human body has a resting membrane potential of about -70 millivolts (mV), which is equivalent to an electric charge of approximately 0.1 picocoulombs (pC).
  • A single ion, such as a sodium or potassium ion in the human body, carries a charge of around 1-2 picocoulombs.

In everyday life, you won't encounter picocoulombs often, but it's an important unit for scientists and engineers working with electricity, particularly in fields like electronics, physics, and biomedical engineering.

Complete Millicoulombs conversion table

Enter # of Millicoulombs
Convert 1 mC to other unitsResult
Millicoulombs to Coulombs (mC to c)0.001
Millicoulombs to Microcoulombs (mC to μC)1000
Millicoulombs to Nanocoulombs (mC to nC)1000000
Millicoulombs to Picocoulombs (mC to pC)1000000000

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