Assertion: capacitor's plate | /r/CapableOf | build up an excess of electrons
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text: As this current flows, the negative plate of the capacitor builds up an excess of electrons, whereas the positive side develops a corresponding deficiency of electrons.
text: When a potential difference, a voltage, was applied across the terminal on a capacitor, one plate became depleted of electrons and became positively charged while the second plate built up an excess of electrons and became negatively charged.