: 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

The charge or electrons move when a circuit is complete. Disconnect the cable and the electrons stay where they were. Like marbles in a tube. One pushed in and they push each other out. Like electrons. Stop putting marbles in. The marbles stay.