Antoine Laurent Lavoisier
- 1. Who is often referred to as the 'Father of Modern Chemistry'?
A) Albert Einstein
B) Marie Curie
C) Isaac Newton
D) Antoine Lavoisier
- 2. In which century was Antoine Lavoisier born?
A) 17th century
B) 18th century
C) 20th century
D) 19th century
- 3. What is the chemical formula for oxygen, a gas Lavoisier discovered?
A) N2
B) H2O
C) CO2
D) O2
- 4. Lavoisier is credited with establishing the law of conservation of what?
A) Mass
B) Energy
C) Volume
D) Density
- 5. In 1783, Lavoisier was appointed to the French Academy of Sciences. What branch of natural sciences did he primarily contribute to?
A) Chemistry
B) Biology
C) Physics
D) Astronomy
- 6. 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) Law of Definite Proportions
C) Avogadro's Law
D) Law of Multiple Proportions
- 7. 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
- 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. In what year was Lavoisier executed during the French Revolution?
A) 1794
B) 1855
C) 1776
D) 1810
- 10. What was Lavoisier's profession, in addition to being a chemist?
A) Musician
B) Painter
C) Tax collector
D) Architect
- 11. What was Lavoisier's wife's name?
A) Marie Sklodowska
B) Marie Antoinette
C) Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze
D) Marie Curie
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