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J. J. Thomson performed cathode ray tube experiment in which electricity was passed through a coil in the cathode ray tube and scintillations were observed on the screen. Cathode rays which strike on the screen were nothing but:


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Electrons

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Protons

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Neutrons

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Can be any of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A

Electrons


Cathode rays are nothing but electrons. This was discovered by Thomson in the cathode ray tube experiment.


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