Question

A car battery has a rating of 170 ampere-hours. This rating is one indication of the total charge that the battery can provide to a circuit before failing. (a) What is the total charge (in coulombs) that this battery can provide

Answer 1

612000 C

Step-by-step explanation:

Current, I, is given as the rate of flow of charge, that is:

I = Δq / Δt

where q = electric charge

t = time taken

This implies that:

Δq = I * Δt

The battery rating is 170 Ampere-hours, therefore:

Δq = 170 * 1 hour

But 1 hour = 3600 seconds;

=> Δq = 170 * 3600 = 612000 C

The total charge that the battery can provide is 612000 C.