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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

In cathode ray tube at 0.1 atm glow was produced but at pressure of 0.01 the original glow disappear why

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4 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Yash Patari
4 Years ago
dear student,
Discharge stops to pass through the gas, as no charge carriers are present in the discharge tube. As the pressure is reduced below 0.01 mm of Hg, it becomes difficult to maintain the discharge .so glow disaapears.