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Electric Charge Converter

Electric charge is the quantity of electricity that flows or is stored. The SI unit is the coulomb, one ampere flowing for one second. Battery capacity is quoted in ampere-hours or milliampere-hours, and electrochemistry uses the faraday, the charge on one mole of electrons.

15 units supported Base unit coulomb (C)

1 C
0.00027777778 A·h

Multiply the number of coulombs by 0.000277777777778 to get ampere-hours. How this is calculated

About electric charge conversion

Electric Charge conversion is commonly needed when battery capacity, capacitor sizing, and electrochemistry. A milliampere-hour is a charge, not an energy — comparing batteries at different voltages needs watt-hours instead.

Popular conversions

Convert Coulomb to other electric charge units

1 C expressed in every other electric charge unit on this site.

  • Megacoulomb MC 0.000001
  • Kilocoulomb kC 0.001
  • Millicoulomb mC 1,000
  • Microcoulomb µC 1,000,000
  • Nanocoulomb nC 1,000,000,000
  • Picocoulomb pC 1,000,000,000,000
  • Ampere-hour A·h 0.00027777778
  • Milliampere-hour mA·h 0.27777778
  • Ampere-minute A·min 0.016666667
  • Ampere-second A·s 1
  • Abcoulomb abC 0.1
  • Statcoulomb statC 2,997,924,500
  • Faraday F 0.00001036427
  • Elementary Charge e 6.2415091e+18

Complete list of electric charge units

All 15 units this converter supports, each stated against the coulomb (C).

15 units

Every electric charge unit, stated against the coulomb
Unit Symbol System In coulombs Conversions
Coulomb C SI base unit (C)
Megacoulomb MC SI 1 MC = 1,000,000 C
Kilocoulomb kC SI 1 kC = 1,000 C
Millicoulomb mC SI 1 mC = 0.001 C
Microcoulomb µC SI 1 µC = 0.000001 C
Nanocoulomb nC SI 1 nC = 1e-9 C
Picocoulomb pC SI 1 pC = 1e-12 C
Ampere-hour A·h Other 1 A·h = 3,600 C
Milliampere-hour mA·h Other 1 mA·h = 3.6 C
Ampere-minute A·min Other 1 A·min = 60 C
Ampere-second A·s SI 1 A·s = 1 C
Abcoulomb abC Other 1 abC = 10 C
Statcoulomb statC Other 1 statC = 3.335641e-10 C
Faraday F Other 1 F = 96,485.3321233 C
Elementary Charge e Other 1 e = 1.602176634e-19 C

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Frequently asked questions

What is the base unit for electric charge?

Electric Charge conversions on this site are calculated against the coulomb (C).

Which electric charge units can I convert?

You can convert between 15 units, including coulomb, megacoulomb, kilocoulomb, millicoulomb, and more.

Where is electric charge conversion useful?

It is commonly needed when battery capacity, capacitor sizing, and electrochemistry.

Does this converter mix measurement systems?

The converter supports SI, Other units and keeps their exact definitions separate so results stay accurate.

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Conversion factors are based on internationally agreed unit definitions. See our methodology and sources for details on how these values are verified.