Question

    Hydrogen was discovered by:

    A Sir Henry Bessemer Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Ronald Ross Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Charles Darwin Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Henry Cavendish Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    In 1766, Henry Cavendish   was the first to recognize hydrogen gas as a discrete substance, by naming the gas from a metal-acid reaction "inflammable air".

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