Who discovered each particle of the atom?

Answer 1

The electron was discovered by J.J. Thompson. Simply, he used a Cathode ray tube and magnetic fields to "bent" the flow of particles. He also determined the mass to charge ratio of the electron, thus proving it to be less massive (and a component) of the atom. By extension, as electrons were negative and matter is generally neutral, he knew that there must be something positive inside the atom to balance the charge. He came up with the plumb pudding model of the atom.

The proton was discovered by Ernest Rutherford. He bombarded a sheet of gold foil with alpha particles, and found that the majority of these particles passed through (thus disproving the plumb pudding model) while very few were radically deflected or reflected.

The neutron was discovered by James Chadwick. His experiment was a variation on that used by Irene Curie and her husband involving polonium and alpha radiation.

The discovery of each of the three basic particles that make up the atom is take up by three separate questions - one for each one. All there questions are listed in the related questions area below, and they are links to those questions.

Answer 2

The British experimental physicist James Chadwickdiscovered the neutron in 1932. Of the three fundamental particles that make up atoms, the electron, the proton and the neutron, the neutron was the last to be discovered. The electron is a fundamental subatomic particle that was identified and assigned the negative charge in 1897 by Sir John Joseph Thomson and his team of British physicists. The proton was discovered in 1918 by Ernest Rutherford. ^^

Answer 3

Answered by Bushra wali.The particles of the atom that is ;Electron,Proton,neutron are not discovered by the same person but they are discovered by different person. Discoverer of Electron.The electron which carry a negative charge is discovered by Joseph Jhon

Thomson.

Discoverer of Proton and Neutron'The proton is discovered by Rutherford where as neutron is discover by chadwick.

Answer 4

• Electron: J.J. Thomson
• Proton: Ernest Rutherford
• Neutron: James Chadwick