What was the reason of discovering chemical family and who discovered it? – Blue Zone

Question: What was the reason of discovering chemical family and who discovered it?

Asked by 256bmay33 to Ann, David, Doris, Grace, Jonathan, Peter on 2 Jun 2019.
- Grace Kago answered on 2 Jun 2019:
  
  Chemicals are grouped based on similar characteristics (chemical behavior, effect on living things etc.), so as they were discovered, they were grouped based on these similarities..

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