What was Ernest Rutherford's Nobel Prize awarded for?
Discovering the neutron
Inventing the atomic model
Investigations into the disintegration of elements
Creating the first nuclear reaction
Answer
Ernest Rutherford was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908 for his investigations into the disintegration of elements and the chemistry of radioactive substances. His work laid the foundation for the understanding of atomic structure and nuclear reactions.
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