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# Thomson model

See [J.J. Thomson discovers the electron](https://basics2022.github.io/bbooks-physics-hs/ch/modern/experiments-matter.html#scoperta-dell-elettrone-j-j-thomson). Experiments about conduction of electric current in gases, in the High-School book. Italian only, so far: please rely on the automatic translation of your browser.

**Topics:** motion of a charged particle in an electromagnetic field, and thus subject to Lorentz force.