Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321908449
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-844-5

Chapter 4 - Section 4.3 - The Atom - Questions and Problems - Page 108: 4.18

Answer

Cathode Ray Tube method was used buy Thomson to determine the charge of electron

Work Step by Step

Thomson used electric field inside a Cathode Ray Tube. He placed a negatively charged metal plate at one side and positively charged metal plate on the other side. Then he observed that electrons are attracted towards positively charged plate, from which he deduced that electrons are negatively charged.
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