GK QUESTION#3484
With which scientist did William Ramsay show in 1894 that air also contained an element unknown until then, which was named Argon?
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A. Lord Rayleigh
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William Ramsay and Lord Rayleigh identified argon in 1894 while investigating differences between nitrogen obtained from air and nitrogen obtained chemically. Argon was a previously unrecognised constituent of air. Its very low chemical reactivity helped establish the noble-gas group.