While he accompanied his wife Jane Apreece to Europe to receive an award from Napoleon, he was asked to investigate a mysterious substance isolated by Bernard Coutrois that he later identified as the element iodine.
While he accompanied his wife Jane Apreece to Europe to receive an award from Napoleon, he was asked to investigate a mysterious substance isolated by Bernard Coutrois that he later identified as the element iodine. Although Carl Scheele first isolated chlorine, this chemist argued for its classification as a separate element and named it. He refused to patent an invention that used iron gauze to prevent (*) methane from leaking from a torch into the surrounding mine, a development known as his namesake lamp. For 10 points, name this scientist whose work was built upon by Michael Faraday.
While he accompanied his wife Jane Apreece to Europe to receive an award from Napoleon, he was asked to investigate a mysterious substance isolated by Bernard Coutrois that he later identified as the element iodine.
Humphry {Davy}