Question

What did Antoine Lavoisier’s experiments demonstrate

Answer 1

Answer: Mass is neither lost nor gained during a chemical change.

Step-by-step explanation:

Antoine Lavoisier’s Law of Conservation of Mass:

'In a chemical reaction the mass can neither be created and nor be destroyed'.

In a chemical reaction the mass of reactants is equal to the mass of products which means that the mass remain conserved.

For Example: In a chemical reaction:

`2H_2+O_2\rightarrow2H_2O`

Mass of reactants = Mass of products

Mass of hydrogen molecule + mass of oxygen molecule = Mass of water

`2* (1)(2)+ 1* (16)(2)= 2*((1)(2)+(16)(1))=36`

From this we can see that the mass remains conserved in the chemical reaction.