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Right, I get that. So, how did the protons got accelerated and hit the detector?

Thanks for the answer! I still don´t understand it completely. Quote from the lecture: "So, Thomson didn't stop here, he actually continued experimenting with different voltages. And what he found was if he really, really ramped the voltage up between those two plates, he could actually detect...

Hi! I've been watching this video http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/chemistry/5-111-principles-of-chemical-science-fall-2008/video-lectures/lecture-2/ on the discovery of electrons , and I have some doubts about it. The lecturer explains the cathode ray experiment performed by J.J Thomson. This is...