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Richard Abegg

German chemist (1869-1910) · Scientists · Died at 41

Richard Wilhelm Heinrich Abegg was a German chemist and pioneer of valence theory. He proposed that the difference of the maximum positive and negative valence of an element tends to be eight. This has come to be known as Abegg's rule.

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He was a gas balloon enthusiast, which caused his death at the age of 41 when he crashed in his balloon in Silesia.

Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1869 to 1910 · aged 41