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Compact "ultracapacitors" with capacitance values up to several thousand farads are now commercially available. One application for ultracapacitors is in providing power for electrical circuits when other sources (such as a battery) are turned off. To get an idea of how much charge can be stored in such a component, assume a 1450 F ultracapacitor is initially charged to 12.0 V by a battery and is then disconnected from the battery. If charge is then drawn off the plates of this capacitor at a rate of 1.0 mC/s, say, to power the backup memory of some electrical gadget, how long (in days) will it take for the potential difference across this capacitor to drop to 4.5 V

Explanation / Answer

Qo = Vo*C = 12*1450 = 17400 C

The charge is drawn at a constant rate. At 0.375*Vo then 0.375*Qo

t = Q/I = (Qo - 0.375*Qo)/I = 0.625*Qo/I = 0.625*17400/10^-3 = 10.875 sec

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