Explanation:

- ?? Antoine Lavoisier:

- Known as the "father of modern chemistry".

- Recognized the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.

- Played a crucial role in debunking the phlogiston theory.

- Discovered the role of oxygen in combustion and respiration.

- Correct Answer is Antoine Lavoisier.

- ?? John Dalton:

- Known for developing atomic theory.

- Not directly involved with the discovery of oxygen’s role in combustion.

- ?? Niels Bohr:

- Known for his model of the atom.

- Not involved in the discovery or opposition of phlogiston theory.

- ?? Joseph Louis Proust:

- Known for the law of definite proportions.

- Not related to the discovery of oxygen's role in combustion.

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