Who showed that sunlight is essential for the plant process that purifies fouled air?
AJoseph Priestley
BJan Ingenhousz
CMelvin Calvin
DCornelius van Niel
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Jan Ingenhousz
Ingenhousz repeated Priestley's set-up in dark and sunlight and found that only light let plants purify the air.
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