When is the kinetic energy of an electron transformed into potential energy?(1 point)

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

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

Answer 1

The correct response is:

when it interacts with other electrons, decreasing its speed.

When an electron interacts with another electron and loses kinetic energy (decreasing speed), that lost kinetic energy can be transformed into potential energy due to electrostatic interactions between the charged particles.