^Electrons
^Electrons
J. J. Thomson was the first to determine experimentally the speed and the specific charge (e/m) of the cathode ray particles. He found
- cathode rays travel with speeds ranging from about 0.1 to 0.2 times the speed of light.
- e/m = 1.76 × 1011 C/kg.
- the value of e/m is independent of the nature of the material/metal used as the cathode (emitter), or the gas introduced in the discharge tube. This observation suggested the universality of the cathode ray particles.





i.e. light of shorter wavelength has more frequency.