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Joseph Priestley discovered and described the chemical properties of oxygen.

What type of chemist would he be considered today?

Responses

biochemist

biochemist

organic chemist

organic chemist

physical chemist

physical chemist

inorganic chemist

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inorganic chemist

He studied elements and simple gases (oxygen) and their chemical reactions — work that today falls under inorganic chemistry rather than organic or biochemical fields.