Many people were involved in the discovery of the elements. Certain elements have been known since ancient times and man will never know who truly discovered those. There is more information at the related link.
Francium
lanthanum is a element on the perodic table ...
Down in any group of the perodic table.
The element Boron was discovered in Paris.
The element niobium was discovered by Charles Hatchett in the year 1801. He discovered the element by analyzing a piece of columbite in a museum's collection.
The elements that are newly discovered or are radioactive and found in traces are usually named according to a system of nomenclature based on their atomic nos.Eg. element 243 (if discovered, some day) will be named as biquadtrium (Bqt) which is NOT the proper symbol/name for the element.
where was the element nickel discovered??
The element discovered by Mendeleev in 1871 was germanium. Mendeleev predicted the existence of this element and its properties before it was actually discovered.
Li stands for lithium in the periodic table. It is the third element with atomic number 3 and is a soft, silvery metal that is highly reactive.
Water is not an element
Phosphorus
meercury , lead