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Meaning
Microcoulombs (µC) are a unit of charge 1,000,000 times smaller than the SI Unit; the Coulomb.
About Microcoulombs
- Microcoulombs are shortened to µC with the Greek letter µ and an upper case C.
- Micro means one millionth so there are 1,000,000 microcoulombs in a Coulomb.
Converting to Microcoulombs
| Unit | To convert | Microcoulombs |
| 1 megacoulombs (1MC) | Convert to microcoulombs x1012 | 1x1012 µC |
| 1 kilocoulombs (1kC) | Convert to microcoulombs x109 | 1x109 µC |
| 1 Coulomb (1C) | Convert to microcoulombs x106 | 1x106 µC |
| 1 millicoulombs 1(mC) | Convert to microcoulombs x103 | 1x103 µC |
| 1 microcoulombs 1(µC) | Convert to microcoulombs x1 | 1µC |
| 1 nanocoulombs 1(nC) | Convert to microcoulombs x10-3 | 1x10-3 µC |