Which scientist proposed the law of conservation of mass? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Which scientist proposed the law of conservation of mass?
A. John Dalton
B. J. J. Thomson
C. Antoine Lavoisier
D. Ernest Rutherford
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Antoine Lavoisier is known as the father of modern chemistry and formulated the law of conservation of mass—mass is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction. Dalton's atomic theory supported this law. Thomson discovered electron. Rutherford discovered nucleus. Lavoisier also named oxygen and hydrogen and established the role of oxygen in combustion.

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