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प्रश्न
Give a brief account of the discovery of air and the scientists involved.
थोडक्यात उत्तर
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उत्तर
- John Mayow (1674) proved air has two components – active and inactive components.
- Lavoisier (1789) named the active component as oxygen and inactive component as nitrogen
- Other scientists (1800's) discovered noble gases, \[\ce{CO2}\], water vapours.
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