Physics · Alpha-particle scattering experiment, Rutherford's model of atom
Who named the negatively charged particles present in cathode rays as electrons?
Who named the negatively charged particles present in cathode rays as electrons?
- A. J.J. Thomson
- B. Stoney
- C. Goldstein
- D. None of these
Step-by-step solution
The term 'electron' was coined by George Johnstone Stoney in 1891 as the unit of electric charge. J.J. Thomson later identified the particle in cathode rays and measured its properties, but the naming was done by Stoney.
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