Capacitors don't explode. Unlike Chemical battery cells.
A capacitor is two plates of metal with something shoved in between them. When you put a voltage across the two ends, an electric field is created, which stores energy. Remove the voltage and the field gets turned in to electrical energy until depleted.
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Capacitors don't explode. Unlike Chemical battery cells.
A capacitor is two plates of metal with something shoved in between them. When you put a voltage across the two ends, an electric field is created, which stores energy. Remove the voltage and the field gets turned in to electrical energy until depleted.