Chemistry A-Level
discovery of the neutron
What discovery of the neutron means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of discovery of the neutron
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Chadwick added this particle to explain the missing mass that protons and electrons alone could not account for.
Topics that use discovery of the neutron
- Fundamental particles (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- electrostatic attraction
- First ionisation energy
- nuclear atom
- Orbital
- relative mass
- shells and energy levels
- Atomic Number (Z)
- electrical neutrality
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