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Thomson observed that the production of cathode rays did not depend on the kind of gas in the tube or the type of metal used for the electrodes. What conclusion did he draw from these observations?

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Thomson observed that the cathode ray was unaffected by the type of gas used in the cathode-ray tube or the metal used for the electrodes. Therefore, he concluded that electrons are present in the atoms of all elements.

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