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Who discovered Oxygen?

  1. A
    Joseph Priestley
  2. B
    Georges Claude
  3. C
    Christian Schonbein
  4. D
    Bartolomeo Cristofori

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Oxygen was discovered independently by Carl Wilhelm Scheele in 1772 and Joseph Priestley in 1774. Priestley is famously credited with publishing his findings first after isolating oxygen in its gaseous state by heating mercuric oxide.

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Who discovered Oxygen?
A
Joseph Priestley
B
Georges Claude
C
Christian Schonbein
D
Bartolomeo Cristofori

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