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Homework Statement
A capacitor stores 1.09 C of charge.
The capacitor has a p.d of 16V and a capacitance of 68 000 µF.
The maximum leakage current is 0.003 µA per µF per V therefore for this capacitor the maximum leakage current = 3260 µA.
How long does it take for the capacitor to discharge by leaking?
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
So Q=It
therefore t = Q/I = 334 seconds
BUT apparently this is the time constant, why?
(now I realize my method is wrong because discharging current will change but I have no idea how to do this Q so just thought I would use Q=It)
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