Write down the contribution of Robert Boyle in Chemistry.

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Ans : Robert Boyle :
1. He was the first to put forward the idea that chemistry should be regarded as a systematic investigation of nature with the sole aim of promoting knowledge.
2. He was the first chemist to isolate and collect a gas.
3. He formulated a gas law which is known as Boyle’s law.

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