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Question
State the contributions of Antoine Lavoisier
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Solution
Antoine Lavoisier
1. He recognised and named oxygen in 1778 & later – hydrogen in 1783.
2. He also wrote the first extensive list of elements and helped to reform chemical nomenclature.
3. In 1774, he turned his attention to the phenomenon of combustion with his famous experiment, in which he heated pure mercury in a swan-necked retort, leading to the discovery of oxygen.
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