MCQ
Oxygen was discovered by
  • Priestley
  • B
    Boyle
  • C
    Scheele
  • D
    Cavandish

Answer

Correct option: A.
Priestley
a
Oxygen is discovered by joseph Priestley in wilt shire, England in $1772$.

The name of Oxygen comes from the Greek'Oxygenes meaning acidforming.

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