Question : Which scientist got the particle name for 'mesotron' changed to 'meson'?
Option 1: Hans Adolf Krebs
Option 2: Carl David Anderson
Option 3: Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha
Option 4: Willian Buehler
Correct Answer: Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha
Solution : The correct answer is Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha .
In February 1939, Homi Jehangir Bhabha published a short paper in Nature Journal proposing the name meson. Bhabha's name remains in use to this day and is used to describe a class of elementary particles. A meson is a type of hadronic subatomic particle in particle physics that is made up of an equal number of quarks and antiquarks, usually one of each and is held together by a strong interaction.
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