Discovery date 1766

Discovered by Henry Cavendish

Origin of the
The name is derived from the Greek 'hydro' and 'genes' meaning water forming.
name
Allotropes H2

Discovery date 1817

Discovered by Johan August Arfvedson

Origin of the
The name is derived from the Greek 'lithos' meaning stone.
name
Allotropes

Discovery date 1807

Discovered by Humphry Davy

Origin of the
The name is derived from the English word 'soda'.
name
Allotropes

Discovery date approx 3500BC

Discovered by -
Origin of the
The name comes from the Anglo-Saxon name 'iren'.
name
Allotropes

Discovery date Identified as an element in 1746, but known to the Greeks and Romans before 20BC.

Discovered by Andreas Marggraf

Origin of the The name is derived from the German, 'zinc', which may in turn be derived from the Persian
name word 'sing', meaning stone.
Allotropes

Discovery date 1798

Discovered by Nicholas Louis Vauquelin

Origin of the
The name is derived from the Greek 'chroma', meaning colour.
name
Allotropes
Discovery date Known to native South Americans before Columbus, and taken to Europe around 1750

Discovered by -
Origin of the
The name is derived from the Spanish 'platina', meaning little silver.
name
Allotropes -

Discovery date 1791

Discovered by William Gregor

Origin of the
The name is derived from the Titans, the sons of the Earth goddess of Greek mythology.
name
Allotropes

Discovery date approx 3000BC

Discovered by -
Origin of the The name is the Anglo-Saxon word for the metal and the symbol comes from the Latin
name aurum, gold.
Allotropes

Discovery date approx 3000BC

Discovered by -
Origin of the
The name is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name, 'siolfur'.
name
Allotropes