Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Antoine Lavoisier
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What is Antoine Lavoisier best known for in the field of chemistry?
- Discovering the periodic table
- Developing the theory of phlogiston
- Establishing the law of conservation of mass
- Inventing the Bunsen burner
Antoine Lavoisier established the law of conservation of mass.
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In which year did Antoine Lavoisier publish his famous work, âTraitĂ© ĂlĂ©mentaire de Chimieâ (Elementary Treatise of Chemistry)?
Antoine Lavoisierâs new system of chemistry was laid out for everyone to see in the TraitĂ© Ă©lĂ©mentaire de Chimie (Elements of Chemistry), published in Paris in 1789.
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Antoine Lavoisier identified and named which of the following chemical elements?
Antoine Lavoisier is most noted for his discovery of the role oxygen plays in combustion.
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Lavoisier disproved the existence of which theory that was widely accepted before his time?
- Atomic theory
- Phlogiston theory
- Kinetic theory
- Quantum theory
Antoine Lavoisier disproved the existence of phlogiston and helped to form the basis of modern chemistry.
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Which of the following was NOT one of Lavoisierâs contributions to chemistry?
- Â Identifying oxygen as an element
- Discovering the role of oxygen in combustion
- Classifying elements into metals and non-metals
- Developing the atomic theory
Antoine Lavoisier determined that oxygen was a key substance in combustion, and he gave the element its name.Â
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