Multiple choice

Uranium was discovered by _____.

  1. Martin Klaproth in 1789

  2. Andreas Marggrat in 1746

  3. Sir Humphry Davy in 1807

  4. Joseph Priestly in 1774
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Explanation

Martin Heinrich Klaproth discovered uranium in 1789 while analyzing pitchblende ore. He named the element after the planet Uranus.

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