Question

Benzene was discovered by:
A. Faraday
B. Kekule
C. Priestly
D. Dalton

Answer 1

The answer to this question is based on the concept of basic general chemistry that deals with the lower class chapters of organic chemistry and the discovery of an important class of organic compound benzene.

Complete answer:
In our lower classes of chemistry, we have studied about various scientists who invented numerous compounds in the chemical sciences and who even won a Nobel Prize for it.
Now, let us see the structure of benzene given and also its founder.
- Benzene was discovered in an illuminating gas while heating benzoic acid with lime which produced benzene and later it was isolated from the coal tar.
- There are several properties of benzene and are as follows,
- Benzene has a sweet odour that is like a petroleum odour.
- It appears as a clear colourless liquid.
- It has a flashpoint less than ${{0}^{0}}C$
- It is less dense than water and also it is slightly soluble in water.
Benzene was first discovered by English scientist Michael Faraday in 1825 and he invented this in the illuminating gas.

Therefore, the correct answer is option A. Faraday.

Additional information:
Benzene ranks in top 20 chemicals because of the production volume and this is used in the industries to make other chemicals that are used for the preparation of plastics, resins, nylon and other synthetic fibres. It is also used to make lubricants.

Note:
Note that benzene is highly flammable and it evaporates into the air very quickly. As many organic oils contain benzene rings, these compounds are known as aromatic and this is because of the presence of benzene ring because benzene is responsible for aromaticity.