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Name the scientists who discovered the following.
(b) Oxygen
(b) Oxygen
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The name of the scientist who discovered Oxygen is Joseph Priestly
- One of the earliest scientists to discover oxygen was Priestley
- He made oxygen in 1774, by heating mercury oxide with a burning glass.
- He discovered that oxygen did not dissolve in water and that this resulted in a stronger combustion
- One of the earliest scientists to discover oxygen was Priestley
- He made oxygen in 1774, by heating mercury oxide with a burning glass.
- He discovered that oxygen did not dissolve in water and that this resulted in a stronger combustion
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