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J.J.Thomson for the first time identified an electron as a particle and his son G.P.Thomson first time identified an electron as a wave and both were awarded Nobel prizes in different years.

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The correct option is A True
George Paget Thomson (G.P.Thomson) awarded Nobel Prize in 1937 "for their experimental discovery of the diffraction of electrons by crystals and first time identified electron as a wave" and his father Joseph John Thomson was awarded Nobel Prize in 1906 "for the first time identified electron as a particle".
Therefore, the given statement is true.

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