Question
What are the important properties of anode rays?
Solution
These are Properties of anode rays as under:
(i) They consist of Positively charged particles. Their mass is virtually the same as that of the atoms from which they are derived and is found to be equal to the atomic mass of the gas in the discharge tube.
(ii)They travel in straight lines.
(iii)They are capable of producing physical and chemical changes.
(iv) They can penetrate thin metal foils.
(v)They can produce ionization in gases.
(vi)They are deflected by electrical and magnetic fields just as the cathode rays but in opposite directions showing that they are oppositely charged, i.e., they carry positive charge. Since their deflection is very little, they consist of very heavy particles.
