Multiple choice

Which scientist is responsible for the discovery of the nucleus?

  1. John Dalton

  2. J. J. Thomson

  3. Ernest Rutherford

  4. Niels Bohr

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Ernest Rutherford discovered the atomic nucleus in 1911 through his famous gold foil experiment, which demonstrated that atoms have a dense, positively charged core.