Eli5 Where does electrify go if I unplug phone first from the charger and then charger from the plug?

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I’ve tested it and it had electricity stored and started to change my phone for a second. How long does that electricity stay in, I’d it harmful for a charger or phone? I usually firstly unplug the

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Same place the water goes in a pipe when you shut the tap off.

There’s pressure still pushing against the valve but it’s just not going anywhere because there’s nowhere to go.

Electricity needs a path home (that’s why there’s two prongs) so if there isn’t a path home then the metal that is inside the outlet is as far as the electrons go then they stop. And they just stay there.