Where does the charge of a circuit go when it reaches a capacitor?

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Hadley Vaughan

31 May, 16:00

Where does the charge of a circuit go when it reaches a capacitor?

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Kaelyn Bush · Answer 1

When the charge of a circuit reaches the capacitor, all charge is distributed in the surface of the capacitor in order to create an electric field. The opposite of this charge is also in the capacitor, but separated.

When the capacitor receive more charges, its stability changes. Thus, the charge in one of the plates of the capacitor demands that charge on the other plate move out of the capacitor to equilibrate the charge. Thus, the current in the circuit is not interrupted.