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Lavoisier investigated combustion by sealing a material inside a glass vessel with air. (1) His hypothesis was that if air mixed with the burning material, the mass would increase. (2-4) He tested this by heating mercury inside a sealed vessel until it formed a red coating, showing it reacted with part of the air. (5-6) Lavoisier interpreted that the mass increased when combined with air, and purified air was released when the seal broke, returning the red powder to mercury. (7-8) Lavoisier showed persevera

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Jolo Arzadon

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