Who invented calcium?

Answer 1

Sir Humphry Davy and Jöns Jakob Berzelius

The element Calcium was first discovered by Sir Humphry Davy, a British Chemist, in 1808, in England, through the electrolysis of a mixture of lime (CaO) and mercuric oxide (HgO).

Calcium was known to the ancients, in the form of lime (calcium oxide, CaO). Sir Humphry Davy first isolated the element in 1808, by electrolyzing a mixture of lime and mercuric oxide (HgO).

He was inspired by the experiments of Swedish chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius, who had attempted the same thing, but failed to isolate the elemental calcium from the resulting compound.

He named it calcium after the Latin word "calx" which is what the Romans called lime.

Answer 2

Calcium is naturally occurring atomic element, rather than a man-made invention. That said, it was discovered in 1808 by British Chemist Sir Humphrey Davy.

It is the 5th most common element on Earth but never occurs by itself naturally. It bonds easily with elements like Oxygen and is always found as a part of other minerals.

Answer 3

Sir Humphrey Davy in 1808