Multiple choice

Who invented washing soda?

  1. Jenner

  2. Herschel

  3. Shockley

  4. Lablanc

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Nicolas Leblanc developed the Leblanc process in 1791 for producing soda ash (sodium carbonate) from salt, a crucial industrial chemical for making glass, soap, and paper. This was the first industrial chemical process and ended the reliance on scarce natural alkali deposits. Herschel discovered uranium, and Shockley invented the transistor.

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