The fundamental subatomic particle neutron was discovered by

Rutherford

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Max Planck

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Heisenberg

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Chadwick

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Solution

The correct option is D
Chadwick

The neutron was discovered by James Chadwick by bombarding a thin sheet of beryllium by α-particles.

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Which subatomic particle was discovered by:
(i) Chadwick?
(ii) Thomson?
(iii) Goldstein?

The subatomic particle called electron was discovered by :

(b) Neils Bohr

(d) E. Goldstein

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