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This scientist’s contributions to environmental science include an early iteration of panspermia theory in his book Worlds in the Making and his calculation of the Earth’s temperature changing from geometrically rising CO2 (10[1])concentration. An equation named for this scientist sets a pre-exponential (10[1])factor times (10[1])e to the negative activation energy (10[1])over RT equal to the rate constant. (10[2])This scientist developed a definition based on whether substances are proton donors or hydroxide donors that is often contrasted with the Lewis and Brønsted-Lowry (10[1])definitions. For 10 points, a theory of acids and bases was developed by what chemist from Sweden? ■END■

ANSWER: Svante Arrhenius [or Svante August Arrhenius]
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