In a vacuum tube, a heated metal filament is used to release a beam of charged particles.
What is the name of these emitted particles and what is the name of the process by which they are released?
Particles: electrons; Process: photoelectric emission
Particles: electrons; Process: thermionic emission
Particles: protons; Process: photoelectric emission
Particles: protons; Process: thermionic emission
284 exam-style questions on CIE IGCSE Physics 5.1 The nuclear model of the atom, covering 5.1.1a Structure of the atom and ions, 5.1.1b Alpha-particle scattering, 5.1.2a Composition of the nucleus and isotopes, 5.1.2b Proton number, nucleon number and nuclide notation, and 5.1.2c Nuclear fission and nuclear fusion. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.