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Picocoulombs to Coulombs conversion

Picocoulombs to Coulombs conversion table

Picocoulombs (pC)Coulombs (c)
00
11e-12
22e-12
33e-12
44e-12
55e-12
66e-12
77e-12
88e-12
99e-12
101e-11
202e-11
303e-11
404e-11
505e-11
606e-11
707e-11
808e-11
909e-11
1001e-10
10001e-9

How to convert picocoulombs to coulombs?

Certainly! Picocoulombs (pC) and Coulombs (C) are both units of electric charge. The prefix "pico-" denotes a factor of 10−1210^{-12}. Therefore, one picocoulomb is equal to 10−1210^{-12} Coulombs.

To convert from picocoulombs to coulombs, you use the following relationship:

1 pC=10−12 C1 \text{ pC} = 10^{-12} \text{ C}

For example: 1 pC=1×10−12 C1 \text{ pC} = 1 \times 10^{-12} \text{ C}

Real-World Examples with Other Quantities

  1. 10 picocoulombs (pC):

    10 pC=10×10−12 C=10−11 C10 \text{ pC} = 10 \times 10^{-12} \text{ C} = 10^{-11} \text{ C}

    Example: This might be roughly the amount of charge accumulated on a small dust particle due to static electricity.

  2. 100 picocoulombs (pC):

    100 pC=100×10−12 C=10−10 C100 \text{ pC} = 100 \times 10^{-12} \text{ C} = 10^{-10} \text{ C}

    Example: This could represent the amount of charge transferred when two materials are rubbed together in a simple static demonstration.

  3. 1,000 picocoulombs (1 nanocoulomb, nC):

    1000 pC=1000×10−12 C=10−9 C=1 nC1000 \text{ pC} = 1000 \times 10^{-12} \text{ C} = 10^{-9} \text{ C} = 1 \text{ nC}

    Example: This is akin to the charge of a small capacitor used in some microelectronic circuits.

  4. 1,000,000 picocoulombs (1 microcoulomb, µC):

    1,000,000 pC=1,000,000×10−12 C=10−6 C=1 µC1,000,000 \text{ pC} = 1,000,000 \times 10^{-12} \text{ C} = 10^{-6} \text{ C} = 1 \text{ µC}

    Example: This amount is often seen in larger capacitive components or in the context of measuring charge in electrostatic applications.

  5. 1,000,000,000 picocoulombs (1 millicoulomb, mC):

    1,000,000,000 pC=1,000,000,000×10−12 C=10−3 C=1 mC1,000,000,000 \text{ pC} = 1,000,000,000 \times 10^{-12} \text{ C} = 10^{-3} \text{ C} = 1 \text{ mC}

    Example: This could be the amount of charge transferred in certain high-powered electronic devices, like defibrillators used in medical applications.

These examples illustrate how charges in picocoulombs scale to more familiar units like nanocoulombs, microcoulombs, and millicoulombs, each relevant to different real-world applications depending on the context and magnitude of the electric charge involved.

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 Coulombs to other unit conversions.

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.

What is coulombs?

Coulomb's Law, also known as Coulomb's constant, is a fundamental concept in physics that describes the force between two charged particles. It was formulated by French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb in 1785.

What does it do?

In essence, Coulomb's Law relates the electric force between two charges to their magnitudes and the distance between them. The law states:

"Every point charge experiences a force due to every other point charge."

More formally, if you have two charged particles with opposite signs (positive and negative), the force between them is attractive, while with same signs, it's repulsive.

The Math

Here's the math behind Coulomb's Law:

F = k * (q1 × q2) / r^2

Where:

  • F is the electric force in Newtons (N)
  • k is Coulomb's constant (approximately 8.9875 × 10^9 N m^2 C^-2)
  • q1 and q2 are the magnitudes of the charges in Coulombs (C)
  • r is the distance between the charges in meters (m)

Real-world Applications

Coulomb's Law has numerous practical applications:

  • Electrostatics: understanding how electric forces act on charged particles.
  • Electric fields: predicting how an electric field affects a charged particle.
  • Capacitance: calculating the energy stored in capacitors.
  • Electromagnetic induction: explaining the generation of currents and voltages.

Key Takeaway

Coulomb's Law describes the fundamental force between charged particles, which is crucial for understanding various electrical phenomena. It has far-reaching implications in physics and engineering!

Complete Picocoulombs conversion table

Enter # of Picocoulombs
Convert 1 pC to other unitsResult
Picocoulombs to Coulombs (pC to c)1e-12
Picocoulombs to Millicoulombs (pC to mC)1e-9
Picocoulombs to Microcoulombs (pC to μC)0.000001
Picocoulombs to Nanocoulombs (pC to nC)0.001

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