Gas chemistry

Hydrogen

1766

Hydrogen was discovered in 1766 by English Chemist and physicists Henry Cavendish. It’s composed of a single proton and a single election. Hydrogen is the simplest and most abundant element in the universe.

Nitrogen

1772

In 1772, Scottish physician Daniel Rutherford discovered Nitrogen.

Oxygen

1772

Joseph Priestley and Carl Wilhelm Scheele both independently discovered oxygen, but Priestly is usually given credit for the discovery. Carl discovered first this element but didn’t get published until 1777. He named his discovery ''fire-air". In 1774 Joseph discovered oxygen independently and called it ''dephlogisticated air."

Argon

1894

English chemist Lord Rayleigh and William Ramsay discovered Argon in 1894. Argon is used to fill incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs to prevent oxygen from corroding the hot filament.

Helium

1895

In 1895, English chemist William Ramsay, Swedish Nils Langlet and Per Theodor Cleve discovered helium. It was first found on the sun before it was discovered on the earth. Helium mostly found in balloons.

Neon

1898

English chemists William Ramsay and Morris Travers discovered Neon in 1898. They also discovered Krypton and Xenon. The largest use of Neon is to glow objects. For example advertising signs.