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89 | Ac | Actinium | André-Louis Debierne |
13 | Al | Aluminum | Hans Christian Oersted |
95 | Am | Americium | Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso, |
51 | Sb | Antimony | Known since ancient times |
18 | Ar | Argon | Sir William Ramsay, Lord Rayleigh |
33 | As | Arsenic | Known since ancient times |
85 | At | Astatine | Dale R. Carson, K.R. MacKenzie, Emilio Segrè |
56 | Ba | Barium | Sir Humphry Davy |
97 | Bk | Berkelium | Stanley G. Thompson, Glenn T. Seaborg, Kenneth Street, Jr., Albert Ghiorso |
4 | Be | Beryllium | Louis-Nicholas Vauquelin |
83 | Bi | Bismuth | Claude Geoffroy the Younger |
107 | Bh | Bohrium | Scientists at Dubna, Russia |
5 | B | Boron | Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac, Louis-Jaques Thénard, Sir Humphry Davy |
35 | Br | Bromine | Antoine-Jérôme Balard |
48 | Cd | Cadmium | Friedrich Strohmeyer |
20 | Ca | Calcium | Sir Humphry Davy |
98 | Cf | Californium | Stanley G. Thompson, Glenn T. Seaborg, Kenneth Street, Jr., Albert Ghiorso |
6 | C | Carbon | Known since ancient times |
58 | Ce | Cerium | Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Wilhelm von Hisinger, Martin Heinrich Klaproth |
55 | Cs | Cesium | Robert Wilhelm Bunsen, Gustav Robert Kirchoff |
17 | Cl | Chlorine | Carl Wilhelm Scheele |
24 | Cr | Chromium | Louis-Nicholas Vauquelin |
27 | Co | Cobalt | Georg Brandt |
112 | Cn | Copernicium | Peter Armbruster, Gottfried Münzenber |
29 | Cu | Copper | Known since ancient times |
96 | Cm | Curium | Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso |
110 | Ds | Darmstadtium | Peter Armbruster, Gottfried Münzenber |
105 | Db | Dubnium | Scientists at Dubna, Russia, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory |
66 | Dy | Dysprosium | Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran |
99 | Es | Einsteintium | Albert Ghiorso et. al. |
68 | Er | Erbium | Carl Gustaf Mosander |
63 | Eu | Europium | Eugène-Antole Demarçay |
100 | Fm | Fermium | Albert Ghiorso et. al. |
114 | Fl | Flerovium | Scientists at Dubna, Russia, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory |
9 | F | Fluorine | Ferdinand Frederic Henri Moissan |
87 | Fr | Francium | Marguerite Catherine Perey |
64 | Gd | Gadolinium | Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac |
31 | Ga | Gallium | Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran |
32 | Ge | Germanium | Clemens Winkler |
79 | Au | Gold | Know to the Ancients |
72 | Hf | Hafnium | Dirk Coster, Charles de Hevesy |
108 | Hs | Hassium | Peter Armbruster, Gottfried Münzenber |
2 | He | Helium | Pierre-Jules-César Janssen |
67 | Ho | Holmium | Per Theodor Cleve |
1 | H | Hydrogen | Henry Cavendish |
49 | In | Indium | Ferdinand Reich, Hieronymus Theodor Richter |
53 | I | Iodine | Barnard Courtois |
77 | Ir | Iridium | Smithson Tennant |
26 | Fe | Iron | Known since ancient times |
36 | Kr | Krypton | Sir William Ramsay, Morris M. Travers |
57 | La | Lanthanum | Carl Gustaf Mosander |
103 | Lr | Lawrencium | Albert Ghiorso, Torbjørn Sikkeland, Almon E. Larsh, Robert M. Latimer |
82 | Pb | Lead | Known since ancient times |
3 | Li | Lithium | Johann August Arfvedson |
116 | Lv | Livermorium | Scientists at Dubna, Russia, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory |
71 | Lu | Lutertium | Georges Urbain |
12 | Mg | Magnesium | Sir Humphry Davy |
25 | Mn | Manganese | Johan Gottlieb Gahn |
109 | Mt | Meitnerium | Peter Armbruster, Gottfried Münzenber |
101 | Md | Mendelevium | Stanley G. Thompson, Glenn T. Seaborg, Bernard G. Harvey, Gregory R. Choppin, Albert Ghiorso |
80 | Hg | Mercury | Known since ancient times |
42 | Mo | Molybdenum | Carl Welhelm Scheele |
115 | Mc | Moscovium | Y. T. Oganessian et. al. |
60 | Nd | Neodymium | Carl F. Auer von Welsbach |
10 | Ne | Neon | Sir William Ramsay, Morris M. Travers |
93 | Np | Neptunium | Edwin M. McMillian, Philip H. Abelson |
28 | Ni | Nickel | Axel Fredrik Cronstedt |
113 | Nh | Nihonium | Y. T. Oganessian et. al. |
41 | Nb | Niobium | Charles Hatchett |
7 | N | Nitrogen | Daniel Rutherford |
102 | No | Nobelium | Albert Ghiorso, Glenn T. Seaborg, Torbørn Sikkeland, John R. Walton |
118 | Og | Oganesson | Y. T. Oganessian et. al. |
76 | Os | Osmium | Smithson Tennant |
8 | O | Oxygen | Joseph Priestley |
46 | Pd | Palladium | William Hyde Wollaston |
15 | P | Phosphorus | Hennig Brand |
78 | Pt | Platinum | Antonio de Ulloa |
94 | Pu | Plutonium | Glenn T. Seaborg, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edward M. McMillan, Arthur C. Wohl |
84 | Po | Polonium | Marie Sklodowska Curie |
19 | K | Potassium | Sir Humphry Davy |
59 | Pr | Praseodymium | Carl F. Auer von Welsbach |
61 | Pm | Promethium | Jacob A. Marinsky, Lawrence E. Glendenin, Charles D. Coryell |
91 | Pa | Protactinium | Kasimir Fajans, O.H. Göhring |
88 | Ra | Radium | Marie Sklodowska Curie, Pierre Curie |
86 | Rn | Radon | Friedrich Ernst Dorn |
75 | Re | Rhenium | Ida Tacke-Noddack, Walter Noddack, Otto Carl Berg |
45 | Rh | Rhodium | William Hyde Wollaston |
111 | Rg | Roentgenium | Peter Armbruster, Gottfried Münzenber |
37 | Rb | Rubidium | Robert Bunsen, Gustav Kirchhoff |
44 | Ru | Ruthenium | Karl Karlovich Klaus |
104 | Rf | Rutherfordium | Scientists at Dubna, Russia, Albert Ghiorso et. al. |
62 | Sm | Samarium | Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac |
21 | Sc | Scandium | Lars Fredrik Nilson |
106 | Sg | Seaborgium | Albert Ghiorso et. al. |
34 | Se | Selenium | Jöns Jacob Berzelius |
14 | Si | Silicon | Jöns Jacob Berzelius |
47 | Ag | Silver | Known since ancient times |
11 | Na | Sodium | Sir Humphry Davy |
38 | Sr | Strontium | Adair Crawford |
16 | S | Sulfur | Known since ancient times |
73 | Ta | Tantalum | Anders Gustaf Ekenberg |
43 | Tc | Technetium | Carlo Perrier, Emilio Segrè |
52 | Te | Tellurium | Franz Joseph Müller von Reichenstein |
117 | Ts | Tennessine | Y. T. Oganessian et. al. |
65 | Tb | Terbium | Carl Gustaf Mosander |
81 | Tl | Thallium | Sir William Crookes |
90 | Th | Thorium | Jöns Jacob Berzelius |
69 | Tm | Thulium | Per Theodor Cleve |
50 | Sn | Tin | Known since ancient times |
22 | Ti | Titanium | The Reverend William Gregor |
74 | W | Tungsten | Juan José, Fausto Elhuyar |
92 | U | Uranium | Martin Heinrich Klaproth |
23 | V | Vanadium | Andrés Manuel del Rio, Nils Gabriel Sefstrôm |
54 | Xe | Xenon | Sir William Ramsay, Morris M. Travers |
70 | Yb | Ytterbium | Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac |
39 | Y | Yttrium | Johan Gadolin |
30 | Zn | Zinc | Known since ancient times |
40 | Zr | Zirconium | Martin Heinrich Klaproth |