Who discoverd nitrogen?

Answer 1

Daniel Rutherford discovered nitrogen, but he first called it noxious air. The name Nitrogen comes from the Greek word "nitron genes" meaning "nitre" and "forming" and the Latin word "nitrum".

Answer 2

Best Answer - Chosen by VotersNitrogen (Latin nitrogenium, where nitrum (from Greek nitron) means "native soda" (see niter), and genes means "forming") is formally considered to have been discovered by Daniel Rutherford in 1772, who called it noxious air or fixed air.

Answer 3

Nitrogen is the 5th most abundant element in the universe and makes up about 78 percent of the earth's atmosphere. Nitrogen was founded by Daniel Rutherford in 1772.

Answer 4

Nobody invented nitrogen; it occurs naturally. Its discovery is generally credited to Daniel Rutherford.

Answer 5

Nitrogen was discovered by Daniel Rutherford, a Scottish chemist, in 1772. He isolated the gas by removing oxygen and carbon dioxide from air in order to study its properties.

Answer 6

daniel rutherford

Answer 7

why was nitrogen named nitrogen