Question

What is former name of oxygen ??​

Answer 1

Answer:

Priestley, however, called oxygen"dephlogisticated air", and did not recognize it as a chemical element. Thename oxygen was coined in 1777 by Antoine Lavoisier, who first recognizedoxygen as a chemical element and correctly characterized the role it plays in combustion.

Answer 2

Priestley called oxygen as 'dephlogisticated air' and Scheele called it as 'fire air'. The name oxygen was created by Antoine Lavoisier .