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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

Charge to mass ratio of positive rays depends upon the nature of the gas taken in the discharge tube ,why?

Profile image of B naresh kumar
8 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Praveen
8 Years ago
Because anode Rays are made up of cation of gas filled in discharge tube. Cations may have different charge aw well as mass that is why e/m of anode rays is different for different gas filled.