Which scientist showed that a mint plant restores air spoiled by a burning candle?
AJoseph Priestley
BJan Ingenhousz
CJulius von Sachs
DT.W. Engelmann
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Joseph Priestley
Priestley's bell jar work in 1770 showed that a mint plant kept a mouse alive and a candle burning.
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