Coulombs (C) and microcoulombs (μC) are units of electric charge, which is a fundamental property of matter related to the presence and movement of electrically charged particles, such as electrons and protons.
1 Coulomb (C) is defined as the amount of charge transported by a current of 1 ampere (A) in 1 second. It’s a relatively large unit of charge and is commonly used in scientific and engineering contexts.
1 Microcoulomb (μC), on the other hand, is a much smaller unit of charge, equal to one millionth (1/1,000,000) of a Coulomb. It’s often used when dealing with smaller amounts of charge, such as in electronics or microelectronics applications.
1C = 1000000μC
or
1μC = 0.000001C
Q(μC) = Q(C) × 1000000
Example – Convert 3 coulombs to microcoulombs:
Ans. Q(μC) = 3C × 1000000 = 3000000μC
| Charge (coulomb) | Charge (microcoulomb) |
| 0 C | 0 μC |
| 0.000001 C | 1 μC |
| 0.00001 C | 10 μC |
| 0.0001 C | 100 μC |
| 0.001 C | 1000 μC |
| 0.01 C | 10000 μC |
| 0.1 C | 100000 μC |
| 1 C | 1000000 μC |
There are 0.000001 (10^-6) coulombs in 1 microcoulomb (μC).
1 microcoulomb (μC) is equal to 0.000001 coulombs (C), or 10^-6 C.
To convert microcoulombs (μC) to coulombs (C), divide the value in microcoulombs by 1,000,000 (10^6).
To convert coulombs (C) to microcoulombs (μC), multiply the value in coulombs by 1,000,000 (10^6).
The symbol μC represents microcoulombs, a unit used to measure electric charge. It is equal to one millionth (1/1,000,000) of a coulomb.
1 coulomb (C) is the amount of electric charge that flows through a conductor when a current of 1 ampere (A) flows for 1 second (s).
In SI units, 1 coulomb (C) is equivalent to 1 ampere (A) multiplied by 1 second (s), i.e., 1 C = 1 A × 1 s.
The unit Newton per coulomb is a measure of electric field strength and is equivalent to 1 volt per meter (V/m). It represents the force in newtons that a one-coulomb charge experiences in an electric field.