Who discovered the positively charged particle called proton?

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Goldstein

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Rutherford

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The correct option is D Rutherford
Ernest Rutherford postulated that an atom has a positively charged center (nucleus) that contains most of the atom's mass. He suggested that the nucleus contains positively charged particles (protons).

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