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Which element was discovered by joseph priestley to be what his contemporaries called ""dephlogisticated air""?

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oxygen

During his lifetime, Priestley's considerable scientific reputation rested on his invention of soda water, his writings on electricity, and his discovery of several "airs" (gases), the most famous being what Priestley dubbed "dephlogisticated air" (oxygen).

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