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


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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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