Claude Louis Berthollet
French chemist (1748–1822) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Claude Louis Berthollet (French pronunciation: [klod lwi bɛʁtɔlɛ], 9 December 1748 – 6 November 1822) was a Savoyard-French chemist who became vice president of the French Senate in 1804.[1] He is known for his scientific contributions to theory of chemical equilibria via the mechanism of reverse chemical reactions, and for his contribution to modern chemical nomenclature. On a practical basis, Berthollet was the first to demonstrate the bleaching action of chlorine gas, and was first to develop a solution of sodium hypochlorite as a modern bleaching agent.
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Claude Louis Berthollet | |
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Born | (1748-12-09)9 December 1748 |
Died | 6 November 1822(1822-11-06) (aged 73) |
Nationality | Savoyard-French |
Alma mater | Chambéry, Turin |
Known for | Berthollides Berthollet's salt Chemical affinity Chemical equilibrium Reversible reaction Silver nitride Sodium hypochlorite |
Awards | ForMemRS (1789) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry |
Institutions | Academy of Science |
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