Charles Sauria
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Charles Sauria
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Marc Charles Sauria was a French chemist credited for inventing phosphorus-based matches in 1830–1831. Several events are believed to have led Sauria to his discovery, including the hydrogen lighter introduced in 1827 by Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac and the demonstration by his chemistry professor Nicolet where a powder mixture of potassium chlorate and sulfur was detonated by a blow. During a long series of experiments, Sauria went on to add white phosphorus that helped ignite the mixture by frictio
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French chemist
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2021-07-12T11:31:03Z
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