Question

why oxygen is called acid producer

Answer 1

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The official discovery of oxygen by Priestly in 1774 is a turning point in the history of chemistry. ... Lavoisier named this gas oxygen (meaning acid producer) because he, though incorrectly, believed it to be the essential constituent of all acids.

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Answer 2

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Explanation:

The name oxygen comes from the Greek word "oxygenes" meaning "acid producer". It was called this because early chemists thought that oxygen was necessary for all acids. There are three stable isotopes of oxygen. Over 99% of stable oxygen is made up of the isotope oxygen-16.