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____ prepared water in the laboratory for the first time by combining two parts of hydrogen and one part of oxygen.

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Robert Boyle
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Davy
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Prestley
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Cavendish
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Solution

The correct option is D Cavendish
In 1781, Henry Cavendish became the first to confirm from his studies that water is not an element, but a compound made up of hydrogen and oxygen. He prepared water for the first time in the laboratory by combining two parts of hydrogen and one part of oxygen.

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