List of Elements in Order of Discovery in Periodic Table
List of elements ordered by discovery year is listed in the table below with atomic number, chemical symbol and the year of discovery. To list the elements order by discovery year, click on the discovery year table header. You can print the list of elements by hitting the print button below.
Most recently discovered element is Copernicium in 1996. And the earliest discovered element is Bismuth in 1540.
Atomic Number | Chemical Symbol | Element Name | Year of Discovery |
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112 | Cn | Copernicium | 1996 |
110 | Ds | Darmstadtium | 1994 |
111 | Rg | Roentgenium | 1994 |
108 | Hs | Hassium | 1984 |
109 | Mt | Meitnerium | 1982 |
107 | Bh | Bohrium | 1976 |
106 | Sg | Seaborgium | 1974 |
103 | Lr | Lawrencium | 1961 |
102 | No | Nobelium | 1958 |
101 | Md | Mendelevium | 1955 |
100 | Fm | Fermium | 1952 |
99 | Es | Einsteinium | 1952 |
98 | Cf | Californium | 1950 |
97 | Bk | Berkelium | 1949 |
61 | Pm | Promethium | 1945 |
96 | Cm | Curium | 1944 |
95 | Am | Americium | 1944 |
94 | Pu | Plutonium | 1940 |
93 | Np | Neptunium | 1940 |
85 | At | Astatine | 1940 |
87 | Fr | Francium | 1939 |
43 | Tc | Technetium | 1937 |
75 | Re | Rhenium | 1925 |
72 | Hf | Hafnium | 1923 |
91 | Pa | Protactinium | 1917 |
71 | Lu | Lutetium | 1907 |
63 | Eu | Europium | 1901 |
86 | Rn | Radon | 1900 |
89 | Ac | Actinium | 1899 |
84 | Po | Polonium | 1898 |
54 | Xe | Xenon | 1898 |
10 | Ne | Neon | 1898 |
88 | Ra | Radium | 1898 |
36 | Kr | Krypton | 1898 |
60 | Nd | Neodymium | 1895 |
2 | He | Helium | 1895 |
59 | Pr | Praseodymium | 1895 |
18 | Ar | Argon | 1894 |
66 | Dy | Dysprosium | 1886 |
32 | Ge | Germanium | 1886 |
9 | F | Fluorine | 1886 |
64 | Gd | Gadolinium | 1880 |
62 | Sm | Samarium | 1879 |
21 | Sc | Scandium | 1879 |
69 | Tm | Thulium | 1879 |
67 | Ho | Holmium | 1878 |
70 | Yb | Ytterbium | 1878 |
31 | Ga | Gallium | 1875 |
49 | In | Indium | 1863 |
37 | Rb | Rubidium | 1861 |
81 | Tl | Thallium | 1861 |
55 | Cs | Caesium | 1860 |
44 | Ru | Ruthenium | 1844 |
65 | Tb | Terbium | 1843 |
68 | Er | Erbium | 1842 |
57 | La | Lanthanum | 1839 |
90 | Th | Thorium | 1829 |
35 | Br | Bromine | 1826 |
13 | Al | Aluminium | 1825 |
14 | Si | Silicon | 1824 |
3 | Li | Lithium | 1817 |
48 | Cd | Cadmium | 1817 |
34 | Se | Selenium | 1817 |
53 | I | Iodine | 1811 |
5 | B | Boron | 1808 |
20 | Ca | Calcium | 1808 |
56 | Ba | Barium | 1808 |
19 | K | Potassium | 1807 |
11 | Na | Sodium | 1807 |
58 | Ce | Cerium | 1803 |
76 | Os | Osmium | 1803 |
77 | Ir | Iridium | 1803 |
45 | Rh | Rhodium | 1803 |
46 | Pd | Palladium | 1803 |
73 | Ta | Tantalum | 1802 |
23 | V | Vanadium | 1801 |
41 | Nb | Niobium | 1801 |
24 | Cr | Chromium | 1797 |
4 | Be | Beryllium | 1797 |
39 | Y | Yttrium | 1794 |
22 | Ti | Titanium | 1791 |
38 | Sr | Strontium | 1790 |
40 | Zr | Zirconium | 1789 |
92 | U | Uranium | 1789 |
74 | W | Tungsten | 1783 |
52 | Te | Tellurium | 1782 |
42 | Mo | Molybdenum | 1778 |
25 | Mn | Manganese | 1774 |
8 | O | Oxygen | 1774 |
17 | Cl | Chlorine | 1774 |
7 | N | Nitrogen | 1772 |
1 | H | Hydrogen | 1766 |
12 | Mg | Magnesium | 1755 |
28 | Ni | Nickel | 1751 |
27 | Co | Cobalt | 1735 |
15 | P | Phosphorus | 1669 |
78 | Pt | Platinum | 1557 |
83 | Bi | Bismuth | 1540 |