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Antoine Lavoisier

"Father of Modern Chemistry"

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Facts about Antoine- Laurent Lavoisier

Lavoisier named the element oxygen. He conducted many experiments with oxygen and formulated a theory of the chemical reactivity of oxygen. In addition, he named, hydrogen, predicted silicon and discovered sulfur. This is a huge contribution to chemistry because oxygen is an element in the periodic table among many more. Also, it has an impact to society because oxygen is needed to react with other types of elements in order to make a compound, along with hydrogen.

  • Born August 26, 174---- Died on May 8, 1743
  • French chemist from Paris, France
  • Leading figure in the 18th-century chemical revolution
  • Was one of the supporters of the metric system of measurements
  • As a tax collector and nobleman, was arrested after the French Revolution and was executed in 1794

WORKS CITED

Contributions to Chemistry, Science, and Society

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Antoine-Laurent-Lavoisier

https://www.sciencehistory.org/historical-profile/antoine-laurent-lavoisier

http://famouschemists.org/antoine-lavoisier/

  • Lavoisier stated the first version of the Law of Conservation of Mass. He changed chemistry from being qualitative to quantitative .Lavoisier's work contributed to science because it is still revellant today. This has impacted society because we use it when we are calculating and balancing chemical equations.

Donovan, Arthur L. Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier: 2013

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