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William Ramsay

Scotland, 1852–1916Rank #5 with 5 elements

A Scottish chemist who discovered an entire new group of the periodic table: the noble gases. He won the 1904 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Did you know?

He found neon, krypton and xenon in just a few weeks in 1898.

Elements discovered

18ArArgonLord Rayleigh and William Ramsay, 1894 2HeHeliumPierre Janssen and Norman Lockyer, 1868 10NeNeonWilliam Ramsay and Morris Travers, 1898 36KrKryptonWilliam Ramsay and Morris Travers, 1898 54XeXenonWilliam Ramsay and Morris Travers, 1898

Shared discoveries with

Pierre Janssen and Norman Lockyer Lord Rayleigh Morris Travers