The Creation of Chemistry - The Fundamental Laws: Crash Course Chemistry #3

Today's Crash Course Chemistry takes a historical perspective on the creation of the science, which didn't really exist until a super-smart, super-wealthy Frenchman put the puzzle pieces together - Hank tells the story of how we went from alchemists to chemists, who understood the law of conservation of mass as proposed by a decapitated aristocrat, and explains how we came to have a greater understanding of how chemical compounds work and eventually a complete understanding of what atoms and molecules are. Pssst... we made flashcards to help you review the content in this episode! Find them on the free Crash Course App! Download it here for Apple Devices: https://apple.co/3d4eyZo Download it here for Android Devices: https://bit.ly/2SrDulJ Like Crash Course? http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCourse Follow Crash Course! http://www.twitter.com/TheCrashCourse Table of Contents Alchemists to Chemists 01:07 Law of Conservation of Mass 03:25 Decapitated Aristocrat 04:11 Chemical Compounds 05:44 Atoms and Molecules 06:07:1 Support CrashCourse on Subbable: http://subbable.com/crashcourse