: if you disconnect a power cable, where does the electricity that is still in the cable go?

Question

: if you disconnect a power cable, where does the electricity that is still in the cable go?

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Answer 1

What we call electricity is actually not an object that is present or located anywhere. Electricity is a flow or stream of electrons, that move in the same direction trough the cable. We can harness power from that flow like we can from a river.
When you disconnect a cable, the flow is stopped. The electrons stay in place.