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32. Match the substances in Column A with their applications given in Column B.


Column 1Column 2

Marie Curie

Safety Lamp

John dalton

Helium

William Ram'sey

Nobel Prize Winner

Sir Humphry davy

Atomic theory

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(A) Marie Curie - (iii) Nobel Prize Winner

  • Marie Curie was a physicist and chemist who is most recognised for her breakthrough radiation research.
  • She was the first woman to earn two Nobel Prizes, one in physics and the other in chemistry.

(B) John dalton - (iv) Atomic theory

  • John Dalton was a chemist and physicist. He demonstrated that matter is made up of tiny, indivisible particles known as 'atoms.'
  • In order to do so, he suggested the atomic theory, which became known as “Dalton's atomic theory.”

(C) William Ramsey - (ii) Helium

  • Helium was discovered by William Ramsey.
  • Sir William Ramsey, a Scottish physicist, was the first to discover the noble gases' inert gases.

(D) Sir Humphry davy - (i) Safety Lamp

  • Sir Humphry Davy devised the safety lamp in 1815.
  • The safety lamp was created to allow miners to safely ignite the lamp without allowing the heat to explode harmful gas.
Column IColumn II
(A) Marie Curie (iii) Nobel Prize Winner
(B) John dalton (iv) Atomic theory
(C) William Ramsey (ii) Helium
(D) Sir Humphry davy(i) Safety Lamp

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