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Cathode Rays

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Post date March 10, 2020
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Science > Physics > Cathode Rays and X- Rays > Cathode Rays In 1859, Julius Plucker started the study of the conduction of electricity through gases at low pressure in the discharge tube. William Crooke, J. Perrin, J. J. Thomson did a further investigation in this field. In 1885, Sir William Crookes carried out several […]

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X rays

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Post date March 10, 2020
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Science > Physics > Cathode Rays and X- Rays > X-Rays Discovery of X- Rays: If a discharge tube is highly evacuated so that the pressure in the tube is of the order of 0.01 mm of mercury, certain rays are emitted by the cathode in the form of bluish streamers. These rays are called […]

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