Question

MCQ : Who first recognised that water is a compound of two elements (hydrogen and oxygen) in 1783?

September 24, 2023

Answer

Question

Who first recognised that water is a compound of two elements (hydrogen and oxygen) in 1783?

Lavoisier
Cavendish
J. Thomson
Robert Boyle

Answer

Antoine Lavoisier

Explanation

The recognition that water is a compound of two elements, hydrogen and oxygen, is credited to the French chemist Antoine Lavoisier in 1783.

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