Claude-Louis Berthollet, French Chemist
Claude-Louis Berthollet (December 9, 1748 - November 6, 1822) was a French chemist. 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. His book Essai de statique chimique (1803) was the first systematic work on chemical physics
Picture No
13343699
Media ID
47781384
Size
2943px x 3873px
(11.6MB)
Credit
© New York Public Library / Science Source / Mary Evans Picture Library
Usage Restrictions
Commercial sales may require 3rd party clearance
Source
New York Public Library
Pick your License
Restrictions Only for Ireland and United Kingdom
1748 1822 Berthollet Bleach Chemical Chemistry Develop Developer Experimental Institut Practical Theoretical
Features In These Collections
> Contributors > PHR
