Portrait illustration of Antoine Lavoisier

Chemist no. 1 of 350 · Inorganic

Antoine Lavoisier

1743-1794France

Law of conservation of mass; oxygen

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Illustration of an old balance and sealed retort representing Lavoisier's combustion experimentsThe discovery, explained

Lavoisier and the Law of Conservation of Mass: How Combustion Was Finally Explained

How Lavoisier disproved phlogiston, explained combustion with oxygen and proved the law of conservation of mass. Exam points for JAM, NET, GATE.

23 Oct 2026 · 7 min readIllustration of an 18th-century Paris laboratory representing Lavoisier's workBiography

Antoine Lavoisier: The Life and Legacy of the Father of Modern Chemistry

Life of Antoine Lavoisier, father of modern chemistry: early life, career, tax work, the metric system, his execution in 1794 and lasting legacy.

23 Oct 2026 · 7 min read

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