• Question: what was the first chemical to be discovered?

    Asked by nerd to Pete, Rebecca, SallyB, Sally, Sian on 16 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Rebecca Randell

      Rebecca Randell answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      I think it may be copper but my I don’t have a great knowledge on chemicals. Did the cave men use copper??

    • Photo: Peter Styring

      Peter Styring answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      Probably water.

      The first element to be discovered was copper in the Middle East in 9,000 BC

    • Photo: Sally Fenton

      Sally Fenton answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      I think the first chemical element to be discovered was copper!

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