- 1. Who is often referred to as the 'Father of Modern Chemistry'?
A) Isaac Newton
B) Antoine Lavoisier
C) Marie Curie
D) Albert Einstein
- 2. In which century was Antoine Lavoisier born?
A) 17th century
B) 18th century
C) 19th century
D) 20th 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. What was Lavoisier's profession, in addition to being a chemist?
A) Painter
B) Architect
C) Musician
D) Tax collector
- 6. What was Lavoisier's wife's name?
A) Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze
B) Marie Sklodowska
C) Marie Curie
D) Marie Antoinette
- 7. In what year was Lavoisier executed during the French Revolution?
A) 1776
B) 1794
C) 1855
D) 1810
- 8. Which scientific organization was founded by Lavoisier in France?
A) National Academy of Sciences
B) French Academy of Sciences
C) Max Planck Institute
D) Royal Society of London
- 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 Multiple Proportions
B) Avogadro's Law
C) Law of Definite Proportions
D) Law of Conservation of Mass
- 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) Biology
C) Astronomy
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) Bunsen burner
B) Beaker
C) Erlenmeyer flask
D) Pneumatic trough
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