SESKStuff Everyone Should Know
SESK: Stuff Everyone Should Know · sesk.info/ham-million-picofarads

Which is equal to 1,000,000 picofarads?

1 microfarad.

Start playing free

  1. 0.001 microfarads
  2. 1000 microfarads
  3. 1 microfarad ✔

Why: A microfarad contains one million picofarads. The prefixes differ by a factor of one million.

Huh, didn't know that: One microfarad also equals 1,000 nanofarads.

The dad joke
Picofarads are so small that even a microfarad calls them kiddo.
Like this card?
Play the game

References

Answer: 1 microfarad. A microfarad contains one million picofarads. The prefixes differ by a factor of one million.

  1. HamStudy 2026 Technician pool, T5B08 hamstudy.org/browse/E2_2026/T5B
    1,000,000 pF = 1,000 nF = 1 μF
    Checked 2026-10-09.

Think this answer is wrong? Tap "Challenge this answer" on the card in the game and tell us why.

Test yourself in the game

Ham RadioHow many milliamperes is 1.5 amperes?Ham RadioWhich is equal to 1,500,000 hertz?Ham RadioWhich is equal to one kilovolt?

That's stuff everyone should know.