15. Name the scientist who discovered the following.
(d) Elements
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Solution
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.