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Why was Antoine Lavoisier important

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His discovery of the role of oxygen. He recognized and named oxygen and hydrogen and opposed the phlogiston theory. He helped construct the metric system, wrote the first extensive list of elements, and helped to reform chemical nomenclature.
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