Who proved j.j thomson incorrect with his cathode ray tube experiments?

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Gaya3 · Junaid Mirza
Mar 2, 2018

Ernest Rutherford

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The cathode ray experiment was done by J.J. Thomson who discovered the existence of electrons. Thomson claimed that electrons were embedded in a positive sphere in the atom.

The #alpha# particle experiment was done by Ernest Rutherford to discover the existence of a positive center of the atom or "nucleus", thus disproving Thomson's claim. Rutherford said that electrons revolve around the nucleus.

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/chemistry/electronic-structure-of-atoms/history-of-atomic-structure/a/discovery-of-the-electron-and-nucleus

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