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Question
Write what is implied in the following sentence.
People started telling Davy that of all his discoveries, the best was Faraday himself.
(What does it suggest about Davy’s work?)
Solution
- Humphry Davy, a renowned chemist, made numerous discoveries about chemicals and electrical illumination.
- Faraday wanted Davy to be his mentor, but Davy never believed in Faraday's abilities and sought to keep him away from the experiments he was conducting.
- Davy grew envious of Faraday after he became a star scientist suddenly. Davy, however, did not recognise Faraday's success.
- So people began telling Davy that Faraday himself was his greatest discovery.
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