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1In 1894, Thomson devised better equipment and methods for studying cathode rays(cathode rays is the glowing beams of light that follows an electrical discharge in a high-vacuum tube).ncncn
2He also discovered that the ratio of the electrical charge was the same regardless of what type of gas was used, which led him to conclude that the particles that made up the gases were universal.bvbb
3Thomson determined that all matter is made up of tiny particles that are much smaller than atoms. He originally called these particles 'corpuscles,' although they are now called electrons. This discovery upended the existing theory that the atom was the smallest fundamental unit.mmhb
4In 1912, Thomson discovered that neon was composed of two different kinds of atoms, and proved the existence of isotopes in a stable element.