- 1. Who is often referred to as the 'Father of Modern Chemistry'?
A) Isaac Newton
B) Marie Curie
C) Albert Einstein
D) Antoine Lavoisier
- 2. In which century was Antoine Lavoisier born?
A) 17th century
B) 19th century
C) 18th century
D) 20th century
- 3. What is the chemical formula for oxygen, a gas Lavoisier discovered?
A) CO2
B) H2O
C) O2
D) N2
- 4. Lavoisier is credited with establishing the law of conservation of what?
A) Mass
B) Density
C) Volume
D) Energy
- 5. What was Lavoisier's profession, in addition to being a chemist?
A) Tax collector
B) Painter
C) Architect
D) Musician
- 6. What was Lavoisier's wife's name?
A) Marie Antoinette
B) Marie Curie
C) Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze
D) Marie Sklodowska
- 7. In what year was Lavoisier executed during the French Revolution?
A) 1810
B) 1794
C) 1855
D) 1776
- 8. Which scientific organization was founded by Lavoisier in France?
A) Royal Society of London
B) National Academy of Sciences
C) Max Planck Institute
D) French Academy of Sciences
- 9. Lavoisier conducted experiments to demonstrate that matter can neither be created nor destroyed, only transformed. Which law does this concept illustrate?
A) Law of Conservation of Mass
B) Avogadro's Law
C) Law of Multiple Proportions
D) Law of Definite Proportions
- 10. In 1783, Lavoisier was appointed to the French Academy of Sciences. What branch of natural sciences did he primarily contribute to?
A) Chemistry
B) Astronomy
C) Biology
D) Physics
- 11. What is the name of the piece of apparatus crucial to Lavoisier’s work that allowed him to carry out chemical reactions in a controlled environment?
A) Beaker
B) Bunsen burner
C) Erlenmeyer flask
D) Pneumatic trough
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