State the observations made, while conducting a discharge experiment, which showed that
(i) Cathode rays travel in straight lines.
(ii) Cathode rays are made up of material particles having mass and kinetic energy.
(iii) Cathode rays are negatively charged.
(i) Cathode rays cast shadow of the objects placed in their path. This observation shows that cathode rays travel in straight lines.
(ii) It was observed that cathode rays could rotate the paddle of light wheel. This suggested that cathode rays possess mass and hence kinetic energy.
(iii) The cathode rays were deflected towards positive plate of the electric field applied in their path. This shows that cathode rays are negatively charged particles because only opposite charge attract each other.