The subatomic particle called electron was discovered by:

E. Goldstein

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Neils Bohr

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James Chadwick

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J.J.Thomson

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Solution

The electron was discovered by J. J. Thomson (Sir John Joseph Thomson) in 1897 when he was studying the properties of the cathode ray.

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