An electron is pushed into an electric field where it acquires a 1-V electrical potential. If two electrons are pushed the same distance into the same electric field, the electrical potential of the two electrons is
A)0.25 V.
B)0.5 V.
C)1 V.
D)2 V.
E)4 V.

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The electrical potential acquired by an electron in an electric field is determined solely by the strength of the field, not by the number of electrons present. Therefore, each electron pushed the same distance into the field will acquire the same potential, which in this case is 1 V.

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