Johann Becher first proposed it when he claimed that a substance liberated a combustible substance during fire and George Stahl gave it a name in the 18th century.
Lavoisier discredited the idea of it when he discovered that oxygen was always involved when tin, lead, phosphorus, and sulfer underwent oxidation. Johann Becher first proposed it when he claimed that a substance liberated a combustible substance during fire and George Stahl gave it a name in the 18th century. FTP identify the hypothetical principle of fire that left only ash after being liberated.
Lavoisier discredited the idea of it when he discovered that oxygen was always involved when tin, lead, phosphorus, and sulfer underwent oxidation.
phlogiston