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Andreas Sigismund Marggraf, a Common card
Andreas Sigismund Marggraf was a German chemist from Berlin, then capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg, and a pioneer of analytical chemistry.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 58
- DEF
- 29
- Power
- 87
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 5,500
Power 87 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 30 % of WikiCards cards.
Andreas Sigismund Marggraf quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Andreas Sigismund Marggraf card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He ______ zinc in 1746 by heating calamine and carbon.
Answer
isolated. He isolated zinc in 1746 by heating calamine and carbon. From the Andreas Sigismund Marggraf article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____, Marggraf announced his discovery of sugar in beets and devised a method using alcohol to extract it.
Answer
1740s. In 1747, Marggraf announced his discovery of sugar in beets and devised a method using alcohol to extract it. From the Andreas Sigismund Marggraf article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He isolated zinc in 1746 by heating calamine and carbon.
- Though he was not the first to do so, Marggraf is credited with carefully describing the process and establishing its basic theory.
- In 1747, Marggraf announced his discovery of sugar in beets and devised a method using alcohol to extract it.
Why it is Common
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Text : Wikipedia, Andreas Sigismund Marggraf (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
