was the first person to isolate methane gas He discovered that methane mixed with air could be expl...........

Static GK (CGL) General Science

......... was the first person to isolate methane gas. He discovered that methane mixed with air could be exploded using an

electric spark.

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SSC CGL 7 June 2019 Shift-3

Louis Pasteur

William Thomson

William Crookes

Alessandro Volta

- Alessandro Volta (Option 4) was indeed the first person to isolate methane gas.

- He discovered methane while studying marsh gas and found it could be ignited with an electric spark.

- Louis Pasteur (Option 1) was a French biologist known for his discoveries of vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization.

- William Thomson (Option 2), also known as Lord Kelvin, was a physicist known for his work in thermodynamics and for the Kelvin temperature scale.

- William Crookes (Option 3) was a chemist and physicist who discovered thallium and invented the Crookes tube.

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