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Question
State one observation which shows that atom is not indivisible.
Solution
Chadwick discovered neutral particles present in an atom by bombarding light nuclei like beryllium with alpha particles, i.e. helium nuclei.
4Be9 + 2He4 → 6C12 + 0n1
Discovery of the neutron also showed that an atom is divisible.
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