Zinc is used for plating metals, for roofs and fences to protect them from corrosion. This plating process, known as galvanization, was invented by the chemist:

Scheele

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Boyle of Britain

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Galvani of Italy

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Buchner

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The correct option is D Galvani of Italy
In 1772, Luigi Galvani (Italy), galvanizing's namesake, discovered the electrochemical process that takes place between metals during an experiment with frog legs.

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