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Name the physicist who is credited with the discovery of the Neutron. This 1932 discovery led to his winning the Nobel Prize.

Name the physicist who is credited with the discovery of the Neutron. This 1932 discovery led to his winning the Nobel Prize. Correct Answer James Chadwick

The correct answer is option 4: James Chadwick is accredited with the discovery of Neutron.

Key Points

  • James Chadwick had discovered some new neutral particles in 1930 which were emitted out by the Beryllium nucleus after it was bombarded by alpha particles.
  • Research was carried on and finally, the new neutral particle was confirmed in 1932.

Neutron:

  • It is a constituent particle of the nucleus.
  • It is a neutral particle i.e. it carries no charge.
  • Symbol: 'n' or 0n1.
Scientist Life/discoveries/achievements
J.S. Fleming 
  • English Physicist.
  • Student of JC Maxwell.
  • Invented Vacuum Tubes.
  • Gave right-hand rule.
Enrico Fermi
  • Italian American Physicist.
  • Established statistical laws nowadays known as Fermi-Dirac Statistics.
  • Particles obeying F-D statistics are known as Fermions after the name of Enrico Fermi.
  • Won Nobel Prize in 1938 for his research in radioactivity and Nuclear reactions.
Max Plank
  • Gave Quantum Theory of Modern Physics.
  • Received Nobel Prize in 1918 for his contribution to the study of Blackbody Radiation.
James Chadwick
  • British physicist.
  • Student of Ernest Rutherford.
  • Known for discovery of Neutron.
  • Was given Nobel Prize in 1935.

 

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