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A Crookes tube: light and dark. Electrons (cathode rays) travel in straight lines from the cathode (left), as shown by the shadow cast by the metal Ma
A Crookes tube: light and dark. Electrons (cathode rays) travel in straight lines from the cathode (left), as shown by the shadow cast by the metal Maltese cross on the fluorescence of the righthand glass wall of the tube. The anode is the electrode at the bottom.
Power off.
Power off.
Without magnet, rays travel straight.
Without magnet, rays travel straight.
With magnet, rays are bent up.
With magnet, rays are bent up.
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Sir William Crookes in 1906
Sir William Crookes in 1906
Blue plaque, 7 Kensington Park Gardens, London
Blue plaque, 7 Kensington Park Gardens, London
The element thallium, discovered by Crookes
The element thallium, discovered by Crookes
The mineral crookesite, a selenide of copper, thallium and silver (Cu 7(Tl, Ag)Se 4), named for Crookes
The mineral crookesite, a selenide of copper, thallium and silver (Cu 7(Tl, Ag)Se 4), named for Crookes