4. Why was Antoine Lavoisier important?

for discovering the role that oxygen plays in conbustion

Explanation:

Lavoisier is most noted for his discovery of the role oxygen plays in combustion. He recognized and named oxygen (1778) and hydrogen (1783), and opposed the phlogiston theory. Lavoisier helped construct the metric system, wrote the first extensive list of elements, and helped to reform chemical nomenclature.

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asked for and recieved from the united states

europe would not recognize the confederacy as an independent nation.