Question : In 1784, who discovered the composition of water through his experiment with hydrogen and oxygen?
Option 1: Henry Cavendish
Option 2: Herbert C. Brown
Option 3: Joseph Priestley
Option 4: John Dalton
Correct Answer: Henry Cavendish
Solution : The correct answer is Henry Cavendish .
Henry Cavendish was the first scientist to synthesize water in the laboratory by igniting hydrogen and oxygen in a fixed ratio in 1784 . This experiment proved that water is a compound. In 1811 , the Italian physician Amadeo Avogadro finally found the H 2 O formula for water.
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