When was Carl Wilhelm Scheele born?
1742
1740
1741
1743
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Carl Wilhelm Scheele was born in 1742. He was a Swedish chemist and pharmacist who is credited with discovering several elements, including chlorine, oxygen, manganese, molybdenum, and tungsten. He was also the first person to isolate glycerin and hydrofluoric acid. Scheele's work was essential to the development of modern chemistry.
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