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Question : In 1932, who discovered the positron, a particle described as "carrying a positive charge but having a mass of the same order of magnitude as that normally possessed by a free negative electron"?

Option 1: Niels Bohr

Option 2: Paul Dirac

Option 3: Ernest Rutherford
 

Option 4: Carl D. Anderson


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Correct Answer: Carl D. Anderson


Solution : The correct answer is Carl D. Anderson .

In 1932, Carl D. Anderson discovered the positron, a particle described as "carrying a positive charge but having a mass of the same order of magnitude as that normally possessed by a free negative electron". This groundbreaking discovery earned Anderson the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1936.

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