Define the 'William Crooks' experiment on the cathode ray.


The cathode-ray tube (CRT) is a vacuum tube that contains one or more electron guns and a phosphorescent screen and is used to display images. 

It modulates, accelerates, and deflects electron beam(s) onto the screen to create the images.

So when William Crook placed a solid object in the path of the cathode rays casts a shadow on the wall of the tube across from the cathode. 

The cathode rays also can be deflected by an electric field in a direction which suggests they are negatively charged.

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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