Antoine Lavoisier, a prominent French chemist, conducted most of his significant work between 1772 and 1786. He established an impressive laboratory in Paris, where he welcomed scientists from around the world to collaborate and observe his experiments. Lavoisier carried out numerous controlled experiments and authored two textbooks that helped to systematize chemistry into an organized science. Due to his substantial contributions, he is often referred to as the Father of Modern Chemistry.%0D%0A%0D%0ALavoisier's most notable experiments involved the combustion of substances like phosphorus, sulfur, and mercury. He proposed that air consists of two parts, one of which combines with metals to create new compounds. This reactive part was later identified as oxygen. Lavoisier hypothesized that during combustion, oxygen from the air combines with a substance to form a new product. His experiments demonstrated that the mass of the new product was greater than that of the original substance by an amount equal to the oxygen that had reacted.%0D%0A%0D%0AThese experiments led to the formulation of the Law of Conservation of Mass, which states that mass cannot be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another. Although initially met with skepticism, Lavoisier's conclusions eventually sparked a revolution in chemical thought. His work laid the foundation for Dalton’s Atomic Theory.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0ADirections%0D%0A%0D%0AExamine the data for each of the following combustion experiments and answer the questions based on the analysis of the data.%0D%0A%0D%0AQuestion 1%0D%0AExperiment #1:%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A %0D%0A%0D%0A(4 points)%0D%0A1. What is the mass of each reactant?%0D%0A%0D%0AMagnesium:

Answer 1

To determine the mass of the reactant magnesium for Experiment #1, we would need the specific data provided for that experiment, such as initial mass measurements of magnesium before combustion. However, since no numerical data was given in your prompt, I'm unable to provide a specific mass.

If you have the mass of the magnesium provided from the experiment, please share that, and I can assist you in further analysis or answer related questions. Otherwise, if you're looking for a general guideline, the mass of the magnesium would be the weight taken before the combustion reaction occurred.