Berthollet, Claude Louis

Lead Author: Cutler J. Cleveland (other articles)
Article Topics: Environmental chemistry and Energy people
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Last Updated: December 5, 2006

Claude Louis Berthollet (1748-1822), a French chemist who helped design the first chemical nomenclature. Berthollet collaborated with Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier in his research and in the description of chemical nomenclature, a system of names that serve as the basis of the modern system of naming chemical compounds. He researched dyes and bleaches, introduced the use of chlorine as a bleach, and determined the chemical composition of ammonia.

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Berthollet, Claude Louis (1748-1822) (European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences)

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Cleveland, Cutler (Lead Author); Tom Lawrence (Topic Editor). 2006. "Berthollet, Claude Louis." In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth June 16, 2006; Last revised December 5, 2006; Retrieved November 20, 2008]. <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Berthollet,_Claude_Louis>
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