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Carl Wilhelm Scheele, a Swedish pharmaceutical chemist, discovered oxygen before Joseph Priestley. Which other element did Scheele also discover?

Answer: Chlorine — Scheele discovered chlorine, manganese, barium, and tungsten, among others, but rarely received full credit during his lifetime due to delayed publication.

Scheele discovered chlorine, manganese, barium, and tungsten, among others, but rarely received full credit during his lifetime due to delayed publication.

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