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Who developed the theory of combustion as a chemical reaction with oxygen in the 18th century, that excluded phlogiston theory?
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Antoine Lavoisier
Antoine Lavoisier is credited with developing the theory of combustion as a chemical reaction with oxygen in the 18th century. This theory dismissed the earlier phlogiston theory, revolutionizing chemistry.
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