Why is the central electrode in a G.M. tube positive?

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Why is the central electrode in a Geiger-Muller tube always positive (and not negative)?

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If it would be negative, your electrons would move outwards where the field strength is too low to get charge multiplication.
 
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Thank you very much! I understand now :)
 

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