Claude Louis Berthollet
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. 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.
Claude Louis Berthollet | |
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| Born | 9 December 1748 Talloires, Duchy of Savoy, Kingdom of Sardinia |
| Died | 6 November 1822 (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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