Earliest discovery
Elements ranked by Earliest discovery.
| # | Symbol | Element | Earliest discovery |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | Phosphorus | 1669 |
| 2 | F | Fluorine | 1670 |
| 3 | Co | Cobalt | 1735 |
| 4 | Pt | Platinum | 1735 |
| 5 | Zn | Zinc | 1746 |
| 6 | Ni | Nickel | 1751 |
| 7 | Bi | Bismuth | 1753 |
| 8 | H | Hydrogen | 1766 |
| 9 | N | Nitrogen | 1772 |
| 10 | O | Oxygen | 1774 |
| 11 | Cl | Chlorine | 1774 |
| 12 | Mn | Manganese | 1774 |
| 13 | Mo | Molybdenum | 1778 |
| 14 | Te | Tellurium | 1782 |
| 15 | W | Tungsten | 1783 |
| 16 | Zr | Zirconium | 1789 |
| 17 | U | Uranium | 1789 |
| 18 | Sr | Strontium | 1790 |
| 19 | Ti | Titanium | 1791 |
| 20 | Y | Yttrium | 1794 |
| 21 | Cr | Chromium | 1797 |
| 22 | Be | Beryllium | 1798 |
| 23 | V | Vanadium | 1801 |
| 24 | Nb | Niobium | 1801 |
| 25 | Ta | Tantalum | 1802 |
| 26 | Rh | Rhodium | 1803 |
| 27 | Pd | Palladium | 1803 |
| 28 | Ce | Cerium | 1803 |
| 29 | Os | Osmium | 1803 |
| 30 | Ir | Iridium | 1803 |
| 31 | Na | Sodium | 1807 |
| 32 | K | Potassium | 1807 |
| 33 | B | Boron | 1808 |
| 34 | Mg | Magnesium | 1808 |
| 35 | Ba | Barium | 1808 |
| 36 | I | Iodine | 1811 |
| 37 | Li | Lithium | 1817 |
| 38 | Se | Selenium | 1817 |
| 39 | Cd | Cadmium | 1817 |
| 40 | Br | Bromine | 1826 |
| 41 | Ru | Ruthenium | 1827 |
| 42 | Th | Thorium | 1828 |
| 43 | La | Lanthanum | 1839 |
| 44 | Tb | Terbium | 1843 |
| 45 | Er | Erbium | 1843 |
| 46 | Si | Silicon | 1854 |
| 47 | Cs | Cesium | 1860 |
| 48 | Rb | Rubidium | 1861 |
| 49 | Tl | Thallium | 1861 |
| 50 | In | Indium | 1863 |
| 51 | He | Helium | 1868 |
| 52 | Ga | Gallium | 1875 |
| 53 | Ho | Holmium | 1878 |
| 54 | Yb | Ytterbium | 1878 |
| 55 | Sc | Scandium | 1879 |
| 56 | Sm | Samarium | 1879 |
| 57 | Tm | Thulium | 1879 |
| 58 | Gd | Gadolinium | 1880 |
| 59 | Pr | Praseodymium | 1885 |
| 60 | Nd | Neodymium | 1885 |
| 61 | Ge | Germanium | 1886 |
| 62 | Dy | Dysprosium | 1886 |
| 63 | Ar | Argon | 1894 |
| 64 | Ne | Neon | 1898 |
| 65 | Kr | Krypton | 1898 |
| 66 | Xe | Xenon | 1898 |
| 67 | Po | Polonium | 1898 |
| 68 | Ra | Radium | 1898 |
| 69 | Ac | Actinium | 1899 |
| 70 | Rn | Radon | 1900 |
| 71 | Eu | Europium | 1901 |
| 72 | Lu | Lutetium | 1907 |
| 73 | Pa | Protactinium | 1913 |
| 74 | Hf | Hafnium | 1923 |
| 75 | Re | Rhenium | 1925 |
| 76 | Tc | Technetium | 1937 |
| 77 | Fr | Francium | 1939 |
| 78 | At | Astatine | 1940 |
| 79 | Np | Neptunium | 1940 |
| 80 | Pu | Plutonium | 1940 |
| 81 | Am | Americium | 1944 |
| 82 | Cm | Curium | 1944 |
| 83 | Pm | Promethium | 1945 |
| 84 | Bk | Berkelium | 1949 |
| 85 | Cf | Californium | 1950 |
| 86 | Es | Einsteinium | 1952 |
| 87 | Fm | Fermium | 1952 |
| 88 | Md | Mendelevium | 1955 |
| 89 | No | Nobelium | 1957 |
| 90 | Lr | Lawrencium | 1961 |
| 91 | Rf | Rutherfordium | 1964 |
| 92 | Db | Dubnium | 1967 |
| 93 | Sg | Seaborgium | 1974 |
| 94 | Bh | Bohrium | 1976 |
| 95 | Mt | Meitnerium | 1982 |
| 96 | Hs | Hassium | 1984 |
| 97 | Ds | Darmstadtium | 1994 |
| 98 | Rg | Roentgenium | 1994 |
| 99 | Cn | Copernicium | 1996 |
| 100 | Fl | Flerovium | 1998 |
| 101 | Lv | Livermorium | 2000 |
| 102 | Mc | Moscovium | 2003 |
| 103 | Nh | Nihonium | 2004 |
| 104 | Og | Oganesson | 2006 |
| 105 | Ts | Tennessine | 2010 |
| 106 | C | Carbon | Ancient |
| 107 | Al | Aluminum | Ancient |
| 108 | S | Sulfur | Ancient |
| 109 | Ca | Calcium | Ancient |
| 110 | Fe | Iron | Ancient |
| 111 | Cu | Copper | Ancient |
| 112 | As | Arsenic | Ancient |
| 113 | Ag | Silver | Ancient |
| 114 | Sn | Tin | Ancient |
| 115 | Sb | Antimony | Ancient |
| 116 | Au | Gold | Ancient |
| 117 | Hg | Mercury | Ancient |
| 118 | Pb | Lead | Ancient |
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