One millifarad is exactly 1,000,000,000 picofarads, so converting millifarads to picofarads is a single multiplication. Enter any figure and the result appears as you type — the arithmetic runs in your browser, so nothing is sent anywhere.
One milli farad is one thousandth of a farad (1e-3 farads). Picofarads are the scale of ceramic capacitors, crystal load networks and stray capacitance between adjacent tracks.
Capacitor labelling. The same part may be printed 100 nF, 0.1 uF, or the three-digit code 104, and all three mean the same component. Nanofarads are the awkward middle: European schematics favour nF, American ones favour uF. Two tables follow: rounded steps for quick lookup, and a set of real reference quantities converted into picofarads, which is usually more useful than the bare number.
The formula
millifarads- The amount you are converting, in millifarads
1,000,000,000- The exact number of picofarads in one millifarad
picofarads- The converted result
How it works, step by step
- Enter the value in millifarads.
- It is multiplied by 1,000,000,000, the exact factor between the two units.
- The answer is shown in picofarads, with the reverse conversion beneath it.
- Check the reference table if you want a figure of comparable size.
Worked examples
Supercapacitor cell: 1000 mF in picofarads
Take supercapacitor cell, roughly 1000 mF. The conversion is a single multiplication — 1000 × 1e+09 — giving 1e+12 pF. Because the relationship is proportional, doubling the input doubles the answer to 2e+12 pF.
Motor-run capacitor: 0.025 mF in picofarads
Take motor-run capacitor, roughly 0.025 mF. The conversion is a single multiplication — 0.025 × 1e+09 — giving 2.5e+07 pF. Because the relationship is proportional, doubling the input doubles the answer to 5e+07 pF.
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Frequently asked questions
How many picofarads are in one millifarad?
Exactly 1,000,000,000. Every figure on this page is that one number multiplied by your input, so the only rounding is at the display step.
What is the formula to convert millifarads to picofarads?
picofarads = millifarads × 1,000,000,000. Reversed, millifarads = picofarads ÷ 1,000,000,000, which is the same as multiplying by 1e-09.
Which is the bigger unit, the millifarad or the picofarad?
The millifarad. One millifarad equals 1e+09 picofarads.
What does this quantity actually measure?
Both units measure how much charge a component stores per volt. That is why a single factor is enough: there is no temperature offset and no material property involved, unlike conversions that cross between different quantities.
What is a millifarad?
One milli farad is one thousandth of a farad (1e-3 farads).
What is a picofarad?
Picofarads are the scale of ceramic capacitors, crystal load networks and stray capacitance between adjacent tracks.
Why does my answer differ from another converter?
Almost always because the other tool rounded the factor before multiplying. This page keeps full double precision through the calculation and rounds only for display, and it prints the factor it used so you can see where any difference came from.
Millifarads to picofarads reference tables
| Millifarads | Picofarads |
|---|---|
| 0.5 mF | 5e+08 pF |
| 1 mF | 1e+09 pF |
| 2 mF | 2e+09 pF |
| 3 mF | 3e+09 pF |
| 5 mF | 5e+09 pF |
| 10 mF | 1e+10 pF |
| 20 mF | 2e+10 pF |
| 25 mF | 2.5e+10 pF |
| 50 mF | 5e+10 pF |
| 75 mF | 7.5e+10 pF |
| 100 mF | 1e+11 pF |
| 250 mF | 2.5e+11 pF |
| 500 mF | 5e+11 pF |
| 1000 mF | 1e+12 pF |
| 5000 mF | 5e+12 pF |
Exact factor: 1 millifarad = 1,000,000,000 picofarads.
| Quantity | mF | pF |
|---|---|---|
| Crystal load capacitor | 2.2e-08 mF | 22 pF |
| Decoupling capacitor | 0.0001 mF | 1e+05 pF |
| Audio coupling capacitor | 0.001 mF | 1e+06 pF |
| Motor-run capacitor | 0.025 mF | 2.5e+07 pF |
| Power supply smoothing capacitor | 4.7 mF | 4.7e+09 pF |
| Supercapacitor cell | 1000 mF | 1e+12 pF |
Published reference values, converted with the same factor this page uses.