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Which one out of the following helps in burning? |
A. | Oxygen |
B. | Carbon monoxide |
C. | Nitrogen |
D. | Carbon dioxide |
Answer» A. Oxygen | |
Explanation: Karl Scheele, the Swedish chemist, was the first to prepare oxygen by heating mercuric oxide in 1772. Joseph Priestley, the English chemist, also prepared oxygen in 1774 by focusing the sun's rays with the help of a lens on mercuric oxide. Its elemental nature was, however, established by the French chemist, Lavoisier. |
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