alleryThe neutron was discovered by
ANiels Bohr
BErnest Rutherford
CJames Chadwick
DJ.J. Thomson
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. James Chadwick
Chadwick (1932) bombarded beryllium with $\alpha$-particles and detected a neutral particle of mass close to a proton — the neutron.
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