Which chemist first obtained pure amorphous elemental silicon in 1824?
AClemens Winkler
BJons Jacob Berzelius
CAntoine Lavoisier
DJoseph Priestley
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Jons Jacob Berzelius
The Swedish chemist Berzelius prepared pure amorphous silicon in 1824.
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