In Thomson's experiment, why was the glowing beam repelled by a negatively charged plate?

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Meave60
Jan 8, 2016

Like charges repel one another.

Explanation:

The glowing beam was composed of electrons, which are negatively charged. Since like charges repel one another, the negatively charged beam of electrons was repelled by the negatively charged metal plate.

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