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In a cathode ray tube (CRT), the particles, which are electrons, originate at the heated cathode, becoming the so-called cathode rays. The electrons stream off the cathode and rush over to the anode.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoElectrons are in everything. Atoms are made up of Neutrons, Protons and Electrons.
A heated metal in a vacuum with an electrical charge can emit electrons. The filament is the part of the tube that gets hot. Some tubes use electrons emitted from the filament. Others use the filament to heat a metal cathode, causing it to emit electrons. The electrons flow to a positively charged "plate" electrode through the vacuum.
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∙ 13y agocathode rays are a stream of electrons.
- potential difference is applied between cathode and anode
- energy is transferred to electrons in cathode to allows them to overcome work function of cathode and eject from metal's surface
- the positive charge of anode attracts the electrons and accelerates them.
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∙ 13y agoA: The electrons are emitted from the cathode or actually boiled off or emitted from the cathode to the anode
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∙ 11y agoElectrons flow from cathode to anode
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How would the electrons produced in a cathode ray filled with neon gas compare with the electrons produced in a cathode ray filled with chlorine gas?
the results are the same regardless of the gas
Does a cathode ray produce red fluorescence?
The cathode ray is just a beam of electrons. The color of the fluorescence depends on the substance in the target.
What prompted early scientists to propose that the ray of the cathode ray tube was due to the cathode?
The electron had already been discovered. It took little imagination to "see" that the cathode ray was the beam of electrons that originated from the cathode. And the beam was controlled using techniques based directly on what was correctly understood about the electron. The cathode ray could only be an electron beam generated at the cathode. Conventional elctric current flow is usually thought of as flowing from positive to negative, but at the quantum level; due to electrons having a negative charge; technically they really flow from negative to positive, and this is apparent in the cathode ray tube. Its the negatively charged electrons that glow in a cathode ray tube, and do so from the negative terminal, or cathode, hence the name.
Is cathode ray tube and electron tube same?
Yes they are the same. A cathode ray tube (CRT) uses an electron gun to "shoot" electrons from the cathode to specific positions on the anode of the CRT.
What is the modern day name for cathode ray tube?
The Cathode Ray Tube is called CRT, but I don't know of any "modern day" name. I know it was discovered by J.J. Thomson, who discovered electrons through the Cathode Ray Tube.
What following piece of equipment was used by jj Thomson to find electrons?
JJ Thomson discovered electrons using a cathode ray tube.
What is the flow of a cathode ray inside a cathode ray tube?
Electrons.
Why was the cathode ray experiment important?
The cathode ray experiment helped discover electrons
Is cathode rays are material particles?
The cathode ray is a stream of electrons.
Stream of particles originating from a cathode?
Those are electrons.
In the cathode ray tube where do the particles originate?
In a cathode ray tube (CRT), the particles, which are electrons, originate at the heated cathode, becoming the so-called cathode rays. The electrons stream off the cathode and rush over to the anode.
How were electrons produced from the cathode ray ube?
Filament heats a cathode until it gives off electrons.
Why is the beam of light called a cathode ray?
Cathode rays are beams of electrons.
Which scientists performed the cathode Ray experiment leading to the discovery of electrons?
Dalton performed the cathode ray experiment.
What does a cathode ray consists of?
No, a cathode ray tube consists of a stream of electrons.
Which scientist performed the cathode ray experiment leading to the discovery of electrons?
Dalton performed the cathode ray experiment.
What effect will a positively charged metal plate have on a cathode ray?
Since a cathode ray is a stream of electrons, and since electrons are negatively charged, a positively charged metal plate would cause a deflection in the cathode ray towards the plate.
