Before it was established that matter burns by taking up oxygen, most chemists sought to explain combustion as the release of a mysterious substance, which they named “phlogiston.” Phlogiston theory was a conceptual breakthrough that helped chemists conduct experiments and share ideas, but when it came to pinning down the distinctive physical properties of phlogiston, […]
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