Question

4. Which of the following chemists discovered
oxygen's role in combustion and respiration?
(a) Henry Cavendish
(b) Antoine Lavoisier
(c) Dmitri Mendeleev
(d) Robert Boyle​

Answer 1

Answer:

b) Antoine Lavoisier

Explanation:

Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier

Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, a meticulous experimenter, revolutionized chemistry. He established the law of conservation of mass, determined that combustion and respiration are caused by chemical reactions with what he named “oxygen,” and helped systematize chemical nomenclature, among many other accomplishments