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Henry Cavendish
| English physicist and chemist who discovered hydrogen Date of Birth: Country: Great Britain |
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- Henry Cavendish: English Physicist and Chemist
- Contributions to Chemistry
- Contributions to Physics
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Henry Cavendish: English Physicist and Chemist
Henry Cavendish was an English physicist and chemist who made significant contributions to the field of pneumatic (gas) chemistry.
He was born in Nice, France, on October 10, , into a renowned Anglo-Norman family. Cavendish completed his studies at the prestigious University of Cambridge in
Contributions to Chemistry
Cavendish's work in chemistry focused on pneumatic chemistry, and he is considered one of its pioneers.
In , he isolated pure carbon dioxide and hydrogen, mistakenly considering the latter to be "phlogiston." He also determined that the composition of air is a mixture of nitrogen and oxygen. Cavendish obtained nitrogen oxides and, in , by burning hydrogen