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SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 41

SSC CHSL - 14th October 2020 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q41

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Who among the following is credited with the discovery of neutrons?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. J Chadwick.

  • The discovery of the neutron and its properties was central to the extraordinary developments in atomic physics in the first half of the 20th century.
  • The essential nature of the atomic nucleus was established with the discovery of the neutron by James Chadwick in 1932 and the determination that it was a new elementary particle, distinct from the proton.