The father of modern chemistry is: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The father of modern chemistry is:
A. John Dalton
B. Antoine Lavoisier
C. J.J. Thomson
D. Dmitri Mendeleev
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Lavoisier is known for the law of conservation of mass, naming oxygen/hydrogen, and establishing chemistry as a quantitative science. Dalton proposed atomic theory; Mendeleev periodic table.

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