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Why was the neutron discovered so late?

Correct answer A. It does not carry any charge

Explanation

Because the neutron carries no electric charge it is not deflected by electric or magnetic fields and leaves no ionisation trail, so it escaped detection until Chadwick found it in 1932.

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