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SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 33

SSC CGL - 4th June 2019 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q33

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J. J. Thomson received the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of _____.

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The correct Answer is option 1 i.e. Electron

J. J. Thomson received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of

Electron

Who is J. J. Thomson?
  • J.J. Thomson, an English physicist who helped revolutionize the knowledge of atomic structure by his discovery of the electron (1897).
  • He received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1906 and was knighted in 1908.

What is Electron?

Electron is a negatively charged subatomic particle. electron can be either free (not attached to any atom), or bound to the nucleus of an atom. In conductor current flows due to the movement of electron.