Did Aston make any other significant discoveries?
Yes, many
No, just the one
He also Discovered Gravity
He invented the Lightbulb
Answer
Aston made one other significant discovery. He discovered isotopes of elements. Isotopes are different forms of an element that have the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons. This means that they have different atomic masses. Aston was able to discover isotopes by using his mass spectrograph. The mass spectrograph is an instrument that separates atoms and molecules according to their mass.
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