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Question
State one observation which shows that atom is not indivisible.
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Solution
Chadwick discovered neutral particles present in an atom by bombarding light nuclei like beryllium with alpha particles, i.e. helium nuclei.
4Be9 + 2He4 → 6C12 + 0n1
Discovery of the neutron also showed that an atom is divisible.
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