Eli5 What does the uF stand for on a capacitor? Is bigger better or smaller?

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I have a very basic understanding of electronics and stuff and I want to know more so I was wondering if anyone could help me with this question?

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Answer 1

It’s 10 microfarads. Just means it can store more “power”. The farad (symbol: F) is the unit of electrical capacitance, the ability of a body to store an electrical charge, in the International System of Units (SI).[1] It is named after the English physicist Michael Faraday (1791-1867). In SI base units 1 F = 1 kg−1⋅m−2⋅s4⋅A2.