How do capacitors work on a circuit?

Question

I’ve tried to figure this one out, and honestly, there are a lot of good articles and videos out there trying to simplify and explain how certain electronic components work but they *still* get too technical and jargon-y. Like, what’s the actual for capacitors?

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Answer 1

Capacitors store electric charge. As the charges accumulate in a capacitor, the voltage across it’s contacts increases. the more charges, the higher the voltage. When the contacts are connected together, the electrons leave the capacitor, an electric current briefly flows (as the charges moves) and the voltage quickly returns to zero.