FARADAY

In physics, the 'faraday' (not to be confused with the farad) is a unit of electrical charge; one faraday is equal to the charge of 6.02 × 10²³ electrons (one mole). The faraday is no longer in general use and has been replaced by the SI unit coulomb; one faraday is approximately equivalent to 96485.3415 coulombs. The faraday is still used in calculations pertaining to electrolysis, as other reagents are calculated in moles.
The value of a faraday, F, can easily be calculated:
$F\; =\; N\_\{a\}\; cdot\; e\; ,$
where
:$N\_\{a\}$ is Avogadro's number (6.022 mol^-1)
:$e$ is the elementary charge (1.602 C)
Like the farad, the faraday was named after Michael Faraday.

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★ Faraday cage