Question

The father of modern chemistry is?
(A) Priestly
(B) Lavoisier
(C) Dalton
(D) Mendeleeve

Answer 1

Hint: He was a French nobleman and a chemist. He was the center of the chemical revolution. He was a biologist too. He greatly influenced the history of chemistry. He identified the element oxygen.

Complete step by step answer:
Let’s see what the answer to the above question is:
a)Priestley was a renowned chemist and natural philosopher. He was an English chemist. He discovered the oxygen gas and nine other different gases which includes CO, NO, ammonia, and may more. He also discovered the carbon cycle.

b) Dalton was an English chemist, meteorologist and physicist. He gave the first theory about atoms. Initially his theory was accepted but later on with new experiments and observations his theory was ultimately rejected. His theory is known as Dalton’s theory or Atomic theory.

c) Mendeleeve was a Russian chemist. He formulated the very famous periodic law for the first time. His law was based on atomic weight of the elements. He also classified the then discovered element into a periodic table based on his periodic law. He was able to predict the properties of three undiscovered atoms which were later discovered and their properties matched with those predicted by him.

d)Lavoisier was a French chemist who influenced the history of chemistry. He is known as the father of modern chemistry. He identified the element oxygen and also identified the hydrogen stoichiometry. He is also known for the process of combustion.
Hence, the father of modern chemistry is Lavoisier.

So, the answer for the above question is option (B).

Note: Lavoisier was the first to classify the then known elements into metals and non-metals. Students can confuse Lavoiser with Gebler, who is also sometimes referred to as the father of chemistry. He was a ninth century alchemist.