Question : In 1898, which one of the following chemists discovered neon by cooling a sample of air to a liquid state, heating the liquid, and capturing gases upon boiling?
Option 1: John William Strutt
Option 2: Pierre Jansen
Option 3: William Ramsay
Option 4: Ernst Dorn
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Correct Answer: William Ramsay
Solution : The correct answer is William Ramsay .
Morris W. Travers and Sir William Ramsay, two British chemists, made the discovery of neon in London in 1898. By freezing an air sample until it turned into a liquid and then catching the gases the liquid produced when it thawed up, Ramsay made the discovery.
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