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1771-1774: Priestley, Scheele, and Lavoisier separately discovered oxygen, although only Lavoisier was not bound by phlogiston theory in explaining combustion. Oxygen: atomic number: 8; weight: 15.999; Diatomic nonmetal (sharpgiving.com/thebookofscien)

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