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The discoveries of the 118 chemical elements known to exist as of 2025 are presented here in chronological order. The elements are listed generally in the order in which each was first defined as the pure element, as the exact date of discovery of most elements cannot be accurately determined.
[3] [4] From 1825 he was the owner of a spa in Stockholm where people could go to drink the waters. [1]: 38 The mineral ytterbite (later named gadolinite). Lanthanum can be obtained from the black portion. A sample of the element lanthanum. Mosander discovered lanthanum in 1838. This came from the Cerite-(Ce) from Bastnaes, Sweden, which at the ...
For his discovery of carbonated water Priestley has been labelled "the father of the soft drink", [84] with the beverage company Schweppes regarding him as "the father of our industry". [85] In 1773, the Royal Society recognised Priestley's achievements in natural philosophy by awarding him the Copley Medal. [2] [86]
The seaweed also had another, yet undiscovered, important chemical. One day towards the end of 1811 while Courtois was isolating sodium and potassium compounds from seaweed ash, he discovered iodine after he added sulfuric acid to the seaweed ash. He was investigating corrosion of his copper vessels when he noticed a vapor given off.
An image from John Dalton's A New System of Chemical Philosophy, the first modern explanation of atomic theory.. This timeline of chemistry lists important works, discoveries, ideas, inventions, and experiments that significantly changed humanity's understanding of the modern science known as chemistry, defined as the scientific study of the composition of matter and of its interactions.
But ancient alchemists actually developed technology and discovered chemical elements that are still widely used today. Now, a new discovery links both astronomy and alchemy in one intriguing ...
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Pages in category "Discoverers of chemical elements" The following 101 pages are in this category, out of 101 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .