Aha Trivia Stuff Everyone Should Know
Aha Trivia: Stuff Everyone Should Know · ahatrivia.com/mb-electricity-2353e19ec436

Which device stores electrical charge using two plates?

A capacitor.

Start playing free

  1. A resistor
  2. A switch
  3. A capacitor ✔

Why: A capacitor stores charge between two conducting plates separated by an insulator.

Huh, didn't know that: A capacitor stores charge between two conducting plates separated by an insulator.

The dad joke
That capacitor has a lot of potential stored up.
Like this card?
Play the game

References

Answer: A capacitor. A capacitor stores charge between two conducting plates separated by an insulator.

  1. Electricity en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity
    The capacitor is a development of the Leyden jar and is a device that can store charge
    Checked 2026-11-07.

Think this answer is wrong? Tap "Challenge this answer" on the card in the game and tell us why.

EngineeringWhat does a circuit breaker do when too much current flows?EngineeringWhy does a fuse blow in a circuit?EngineeringWhat does overloading a circuit mean?

That's stuff everyone should know.