Question 12 Marks
What is the difference between cathode rays and canal rays. Why are canal rays called so?
Answer
Canal rays are also known as cathode rays because all the rays move towards the positive side which known as anode and it is because of this it is also known as anode rays
View full question & answer→| Sr.No | Cathod rays | Canal rays |
| 1 | Cathode rays are those which contain negative ions and are negatively charged.These negative ions are called electrons. | Canal rays or positive rays are those which contain positive ions and are positively charged. These positive ions are called protons. |
| 2 | For cathode rays, the value of e/m ratio of constituent particles does not depend upon nature of gas in the discharge tube. | e/m ratio of constituent particles depend upon nature. |
| 3 | But magnitude of charge in cathode rays is always. | Magnitude of charge in canal rays is +1, but also +2,$+3, \ldots .$. |

