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Question
The subatomic particle called electron was discovered by :
Options
J.J. Thomson
Neils Bohr
James Chadwick
E. Goldstein
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Solution
J.J. Thompson
J.J. Thompson discovered electrons by conducting a cathode-ray experiment.
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