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