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Name the scientists who were responsible for the following scientific development:
The discovery of the existence of neutrons.


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Neutrons:

  1. Neutrons are the chargeless particles in an atom.
  2. James Chadwick, a physicist, conducted an experiment in which he attacked Beryllium with alpha particles in 1932.
  3. This experiment resulted in the discovery of neutrons.

Hence, the discovery of the existence of neutrons was done by scientist James Chadwick.


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