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15. Name the scientist who discovered the following.

(d) Elements


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  • Antoiene Lavoisier was a nobleman from France. He was a pioneer in the field of chemistry.
  • Lavoiser is best known for naming the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, as well as discovering the significance of oxygen in combustion and respiration.
  • He helped to further the change of chemistry from a quantitative to a quantitative science by establishing that water is a compound.

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