What happens to electrons when like charges interact?

When like charges interact, they exhibit a repelling effect due to the nature of electric charge. In electrostatics, it is established that like charges (for example, two positively charged objects or two negatively charged objects) repel each other because they create an electric field in which the forces push them apart.

This phenomenon is a fundamental principle in physics known as Coulomb's law, which states that the force between two charged objects is proportional to the product of the magnitudes of their charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. Therefore, when two electrons (which carry negative charge) come close to each other, they will repel due to their like charges.

The idea of electrons accumulating, disappearing, or attracting each other is contrary to this basic principle of electrostatics. Accumulation would imply that like charges could somehow gather together, and disappearance suggests a loss of charge, which does not occur under standard conditions. Thus, the concept of repulsion accurately describes the interaction between like charges.