Prafulla
Chandra Ray, Indian chemist (Raruli-Katipara Village, Khulna District,
Bangladesh 02 August 1861 – Calcutta 16 June 1944) Authored
over 150 papers Famous as
historian of Indian chemistry His thesis
Conjugated Sulphates of Copper Magnesium Group: A study of isomorphous mixtures
and molecular combinations was judged the best in Edinburgh University winning
the Hope Prize (1887) His
publications on mercurous nitrite and its derivatives brought him international
recognition First prepared
mercurous nitrite (1896) Synthesized
ammonium nitrite in pure form Characterized and prepared many compounds of zinc, cadmium, mercuric iodide, etc. |
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