Merchant, F. W. (Francis Walter), 1855-1937, Chant, Clarence Augustus, 1865-1956 · Toronto : Copp Clark · leaf 500
e a conductorof electricity. 581. Conduction of Electricity through Air. It is believedthat electricity is conducted through a gas much as it isthrough a liquid. The latter was explained in § 484. Let C and D (Fig. 577) be two parallel metal plates placed afew cm. apart, and let C be joined to one… … FiQ. 577.—Ad arrangement to exhibit the conduction of electricity by air. TheX-rays ionize the air. the needle of the electrometer will be at rest. Then let thetube be started, and let the Rontgen rays pass into the airbetween the plates 0 and D. At once the electrometer beginsto receive a charge,…
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