Who received the Nobel Prize in 1901 for ‘recognition of the extraordinary services rendered by the discovery of the laws of chemical dynamics and osmotic pressure in solutions’?

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The correct answer is Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff.Key Points

Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff:-
- He was a Dutch chemist and the first winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
- He is considered one of the founders of stereochemistry and physical chemistry.
- He received the Nobel Prize in 1901 for his contribution to the laws of chemical dynamics and osmotic pressure in solutions.
- His work laid the foundation for the study of physical chemistry and was instrumental in the development of the field of thermodynamics.

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Hermann Emil Fischer:-
- He was a German chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1902 for his work on the structure and synthesis of organic compounds.
Svante August Arrhenius:-
- He was a Swedish chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1903 for his work on electrolytic theory.
Henri Moissan:-
- He was a French chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1906 for his work on the isolation of fluorine.