Technician exam question T5B08
Subelement T5, ELECTRICAL PRINCIPLES· Group T5B
T5B08
Which is equal to 1,000,000 picofarads?
- A.0.001 microfarads
- B.1 microfarad (correct answer)
- C.1000 microfarads
- D.1,000,000,000 microfarads
Why1,000,000 picofarads is equal to 1 microfarad. A microfarad is one million picofarads, so 1,000,000 picofarads converts directly to 1 microfarad, answer B. A is off by a factor of 1000 too small, and C and D both overshoot the correct value by three and nine orders of magnitude respectively.
Published 2026-08-28 · Last updated 2026-08-28 · Question text is verbatim from the 2026-2030 NCVEC Element 2 pool (public domain); the explanation above is original writing, see our methodology.