The name for hydrogen comes from the words which means:

water fearer

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water former

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gas

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fire former

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The correct option is B water former
Henry Cavendish was the first to recognize that hydrogen gas was a discrete substance and it produces water when burned. This property gave the name in Greek,hydrogen means 'water former'.

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