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5M20.10 Gaseous Discharge Tubes

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Six discharge tubes with successively smaller levels of vacuum are excited with the Tesla coil. Show Crookes dark space, negative glow, glass phosphoresence.

Parts List

Tesla Coil in Tall Cabinet

Various Tubes in G2C

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