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

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In which year did Antoine Lavoisier publish his famous work, “Traité Élémentaire de Chimie” (Elementary Treatise of Chemistry)?

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Antoine Lavoisier identified and named which of the following chemical elements?

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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

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Which of the following was NOT one of Lavoisier’s contributions to chemistry?

•  Identifying oxygen as an element
• Discovering the role of oxygen in combustion
• Classifying elements into metals and non-metals
• Developing the atomic theory