: 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

It piles up in the cable until the repulsion of the electricity that’s already there is enough to push it back. That momentary packing-in of electricity is actually used intentionally in some devices to turn a little voltage into a big one, like a hydraulic ram pump but with electricity.