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ANTOINE
MARGIE'S TRAVEL

LAVOISIER
A N D T H E L A W O F C O S E R V AT I O N O F M A S S
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ANTOINE LAVOISIER
(1743 – 1794)

• A FRENCH NOBLEMAN

• W I D E LY R E G A R D E D A S O N E O F T H E
PIONEERS OF MODERN CHEMISTRY
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• MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS

TO T H E D E V E L O P M E N T O F T H E ATO M I C
THEORY

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HIS CONTIBUTIONS TO THE
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DEVELOPMENT OF THE ATOMIC

THEORY

HIS LAW OF
CONSERVATION OF MASS
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STATES THAT THE TOTAL MASS OF

SUBSTANCES IN A CHEMICAL REACTION
REMAINS CONSTANT.

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The law of conservation of mass, also known as Lavoisier's law, states that in any physical or chemical change,

the total mass of the reactants (the substances present at the start of the reaction) must equal the total
mass of the products (the substances formed as a result of the reaction).

In other words, the total amount of matter in a closed system remains constant during a chemical reaction.
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• Lavoisier also proposed a new

system of chemical nomenclature,
which is still in use today,

• helped to establish the concept of

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elements as fundamental substances

that could not be broken down into
simpler components.

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Lavoisier's contributions to the atomic theory helped to lay the foundation
for modern chemistry and revolutionized the way scientists understood
chemical reactions and the composition of matter.