What is the value of a monolithic capacitor with 103 on it?
- 1000pf.
- 10,000pf.
- 100,000pf.
Explanation
On a marked capacitor the first two digits are significant figures and the third is the number of zeros (the picofarad multiplier). So "103" means 10 followed by three zeros = 10,000 pF (equivalent to 10 nF or 0.01 microF). It is read in picofarads, the same convention as the colour code.
bennguli asking:
10^3 =1000pf correct me if am wrong
Community Comments (2)
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vale Posts: 5 19.05.2020 / 19:45
the third number is the number of zeros you have to put after, i.e 473=47.000
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Jordi Posts: 198 21.05.2020 / 17:47
it basically means 10^3 .if it was 104 it would be 10^4 etc.
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