Question

___ discovered the electron and ___ proposed its name.

• A. Faraday, Thompson
• B. Goldstein, Chadwick
• C. Thompson, Stoney
• D. Stoney, Farday

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Thompson, Stoney

GJ Stoney was the first to suggest the name electron for the charged particle. However, it was JJ Thomson who discovered it and showed the existence of the negatively charged particles. Goldstein discovered protons and Chadwick discovered neutrons.