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Download Solution PDFWho among the following discovered the neutrons?
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDF- J. Chadwick discovered the presence of neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.
- An atom is the smallest unit of any chemical element.
- Atom is made up of electrons, protons, and neutrons.
- The electron carries a negative charge, proton carries an equal to an electron but a positive charge and a neutron is neutral.
- Proton and neutrons reside in the nucleus while the electron revolves around the nucleus.
Hence, we can conclude that J. Chadwick discovered neutrons.
Discoverer |
Element |
J. Chadwick |
Neutrons |
Ernest Rutherford |
Proton |
J. J. Thomson |
Electron |
Eugen Goldstein |
positively charged particles in the nucleus |
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