Malec's+History+of+Oxygen




 * Discovered in 1774 by Joseph Priestly
 * He shined sunlight on mercuryoxide in glass tube, which released the oxygen, then conducted experiments with it discovering the new substance
 * Priestly was not first to discover it, but first to publish his findings, so he got the credit for the discovery
 * Scheele was first to discover oxygen, but didn't publish findings until after Priestly did
 * Both did not understand true nature of Oxygen
 * French Chemist, Lavoisier, realized the role of Oxygen in combustion and breathing
 * Comes from the word oxus(acid) gennan(generate)



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