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Firstly, the glow does not occur throughout the tube, but when the cathode rays hit a fluorescent screen. (There is a phenomenon where the tube glows, but that happens when there is more gas in the tube and is a different thing). Thomson did three experiments. In the first, he used a magnetic field to deflect the rays. This showed that the rays themselves were charged, implying they were particles. In his second he used an electric field to deflect the rays, and the direction of deflection showed they carried a negative charge. In the third, he varied the electric field and calculated the charge to mass ratio by the variation in deflection. This showed that the particles were very tiny, much tinier than anything known previously.

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