: 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

Electrons don’t actually flow through the wire in the way many people here have described. Veritasium has a great video explaining how it really works https://youtu.be/oI_X2cMHNe0 which adresses these common misconceptions. The answer to your question is nowhere. Electricity isn’t inside the wire like water in a hose.