1805 ⟶ Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac Determines Water Composition by Volume
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac discovers that water is composed of ...
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United Kingdom💧 Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac Determines Water Composition by Volume
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac discovers that water is composed of two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen by volume.⟶
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