Lavoisier's Life
____ was the country where Lavoisier was born.
France
Lavoisier disproved the theory of _______.
Phlogiston
_____ ______ was an everyday gas identified by Joseph Black in 1766. Many types of organisms need this gas to live
Carbon Dioxide
What major war, which began in 1775, resulted in the independence of a colony from an empire?
The American Revolution.
What does pencil lead contain?
Not lead, graphite.
What was the age of Lavoisier's wife when he married her? (He was 28)
14 (or 13 depending on the source)
What was (arguably) the MOST important discovery to chemistry that Lavoisier contributed
When did Benjamin Franklin create the bifocals
1784
This is the only letter in the alphabet that is not seen anywhere in the Periodic Table.
The letter "J"
French Revolution
Lavoisier discovered the composition of ____. (2 things)
Water and air
The _______ ______ was a crucial breakthrough in industrial chemistry that allowed for the mass production of soda ash (sodium carbonate) from common salt.
Leblanc Process
What was the only Natural disaster that happened on All Saint's Day?
The 1755 Lisbon earthquake
What was Lavoisier's job
A tax collector
True or False:
Lavoisier helped developed the metric system
True
Uranium was discovered by which German chemist in 1786?
Martin Klaproth
Which treaty, signed in 1713, established the "balance of power" doctrine in Europe and formally settled the succession by allowing the Bourbon Philip V to become King of Spain, provided he renounced his claim to the French throne?
The Treaty of Utrecht
Guillaume Franaois Rouelle was the professor that introduced Lavoisier to ____.
phlogiston
What was Lavoisier's final experiment and what was the result
Finding out how many times he could blink before losing consciousness, which was 15-20 times.
What ritual bow did the Qianlong Emperor demand the British envoy Macartney perform in 1793, leading to the failure of their trade talks?
The Kowtow.