Chemistry : Structure Of Atom
STRUCTURE OF ATOM
Discovery of subatomic particles
Discovery of Electron : (Cathode rays experiment)
Performed by J.J Thomson
NOTE : Gases conduct electricity at low pressure and high potential difference (voltage).
# When pressure reduced and high voltage applied between two electrodes it was observed that
some rays strike on Zinc sulphide and produce spark.
# Since these rays were coming from cathode and so. They were called cathode rays.
# Actually cathode rays are the flow of negative charge particles called electrons.
# Properties of cathode rays
These rays are negatively (-) charged.
They have kinetic energy.
They can produce heat.
The nature of cathode rays does not depend upon the gas field inside the cathode tube.
# charge on an electron ( Determined by R.A Millken by oil drop experiment ).
Charge on an electron = 1.6×10^-19 coulomb
Mass of an electron = 9.1×10^-31 kg
= 9.1×10^-28 gram
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