Discovery of argon

Argon is a chemical element; it has symbol Ar and atomic number 18. It is in group 18 of the periodic table and is a noble gas. Argon is the third most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere, at 0.934%.

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Which happened first?

• Discovery of argon happened 2 years after Discovery of boron
• Discovery of argon happened 4 years before Discovery of xenon
• Discovery of argon happened 4 years before Discovery of radium
• Discovery of argon happened 4 years before Discovery of neon
• Discovery of argon happened 4 years before Discovery of krypton

Timeline

1. Discovery of boron1892
2. Discovery of argon (this page)1894
3. Discovery of krypton1898
4. Discovery of neon1898
5. Discovery of radium1898
6. Discovery of xenonJuly 12, 1898

Related

• Discovery of hydrogen1766
• Discovery of oxygen1774
• Discovery of PlutoFebruary 18, 1930
• Discovery of carbon1789
• Discovery of aluminium1825
• Discovery of heliumAugust 18, 1868
• Discovery of nitrogen1772
• Discovery of sulfur1777