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प्रश्न
Define the capacitance of a capacitor and its SI unit.
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उत्तर
Capacitance
Capacitor is a device which is used to store charge. The capacity of a capacitor to store charge is called capacitance.
`C= "Q"/"V"`
SI unit of capacitor is farad.
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