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When is the kinetic energy of an electron transformed into potential energy?(1 point)
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when it interacts with other electrons, decreasing its speed
when it interacts with other electrons, decreasing its speed

when it interacts with neutrons without changing its speed
when it interacts with neutrons without changing its speed

when it interacts with neutrons, increasing its speed
when it interacts with neutrons, increasing its speed

when it interacts with other electrons without changing its speed

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**when it interacts with other electrons, decreasing its speed.**

In such interactions, if the electron loses kinetic energy (decreasing its speed) due to the influence of another charged particle, that lost kinetic energy can be converted into potential energy as the distance between the charges changes, particularly in electromagnetic interactions.

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