Q. The father of modern chemistry is

A
Priestley
B
Lavoisier
C
Dalton
D
Rutherford
Solution:
  • Lavoisier is considered as the “father of modern chemistry”.
  • Lavoisier is most noted for his discovery of the role oxygen plays in combustion.
  • He recognized and named oxygen (1778) and hydrogen (1783) and opposed the phlogiston theory.
  • Lavoisier seperated the elements into metals and non-metals.
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