Who discovered electron?

Options

A. E. Goldstien
B. J.J. Thomson
C. Ernest Rutherford
D. J. Chadwick

Answer

B

Explanation

J.J . Thomson is credited with the discovery and identification of the electron. Thomson, in 1897, was the first to suggest that one of he fundamental units was more than 1,000 times smaller than anatom, suggesting the subatomic particle now known as the electron. He discovered this through his explorations on hte properties of cathode rays. He won the Nobel Prize in 1906 for this discovery.