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Who discovered the element chlorine?(a) Joseph Priestley(b) Antoine Lavoisier(c) Humphry Davy(d) Wilhelm ScheeleThe question was posed to me in a job interview.My question is based upon P-Block in division P-Block Elements of Chemistry – Class 12

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Right choice is (d) WILHELM Scheele

The explanation is: Chlorine was discovered in 1774 by Carl Wilhelm Scheele by HEATING HCl with MnO2. In 1810, DAVY ESTABLISHED its ELEMENTARY nature and suggested the name chlorine on the basis of its colour (Greek, chloros = greenish yellow).



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