Nucleus of an atom consists of
(A) Proton
(B) Neutron
(C) Proton and Neutron
(D) Electron, Proton and Neutron
Correct Answer : Proton and Neutron
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Explanation : The nucleus is the very dense region consisting of protons and neutrons at the center of an atom. It was discovered in 1911, as a result of Ernest Rutherford's interpretation of the famous 1909 Rutherford experiment performed by Hans Geiger and Ernest Marsden, under the direction of Rutherford. The proton-neutron model of nucleus was proposed by Dmitry Ivanenko in 1932. Almost all of the mass of an atom Is located in the nucleus, with a very small contribution from the orbiting electrons.
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