Capacitor Impedance Calculator

Calculate the AC impedance (reactance) of a capacitor at a given frequency.

µF
Hz

Capacitive Reactance (Xc)

15.92 Ω

Capacitive Reactance (Xc) vs Capacitance

Capacitive Reactance

Xc = 1 / (2 x pi x f x C)

Reactance decreases with frequency: capacitors pass high frequencies and block low frequencies (DC).

Example Calculation

10 uF capacitor at 1 kHz.

  1. 01C = 10 uF = 0.00001 F
  2. 02Xc = 1 / (2 x pi x 1000 x 0.00001)
  3. 03Xc = 1 / 0.06283 = 15.92 ohms

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