Nanocoulomb
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Nanocoulombs (nC) are a unit of charge 1,000,000,000 times smaller than the SI Unit; the Coulomb.
About Microcoulombs
- Nanocoulombs are shortened to nC with a lower case n and an upper case C.
- Nano means one billionth so there are 1,000,000,000 nanocoulombs in a Coulomb.
Converting to Nanocoulombs
| Unit | To convert | Nanocoulombs |
| 1 megacoulomb (1MC) | Convert to nanocoulombs x1015 | 1x1015nC |
| 1 kilocoulomb (1kC) | Convert to nanocoulombs x1012 | 1x1012nC |
| 1 Coulomb (1C) | Convert to nanocoulombs x109 | 1x109nC |
| 1 millicoulomb 1(mC) | Convert to nanocoulombs x106 | 1x106nC |
| 1 microcoulomb 1(µC) | Convert to nanocoulombs x103 | 1x103nC |
| 1 nanocoulomb 1(nC) | Convert to nanocoulombs x1 | 1nC |