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Courtois discovered which halogen while treating seaweed ash?
AIodine
BBromine
CChlorine
DFluorine
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Iodine
Adding sulfuric acid to seaweed ash gave purple fumes that condensed to black iodine crystals.
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