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Sir William Ramsay: Discovery of the Noble Gases
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- William Ramsay Authors(s): Benjamin Harrow Source: The Scientific Monthly , Vol. 9, No. 2 (Aug., 1919), pp. 167-178 Published by: American Association for the Advancement of Science Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/6738 Accessed: 29-03-2016 19:33 UTC
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ramsay
- http://todayinsci.com/R/Ramsay_William/RamsayWilliam-Quotations.htm
Helium
"Progress is made by trial and failure; the failures are generally a hundred times more numerous than the successes; yet they are usually left unchronicled. The reason is that the investigator feels that even though he has failed in achieving an expected result, some other more fortunate experimenter may succeed, and it is unwise to discourage his attempts."
- Originally discovered in 1868 by Joseph Norman Lockyer.
- Greek origin Helios meaning sun.
- Ramsay extracted this gas form the mineral clevite expecting it to be nitrogen/argon.
- Spectroscopic examination proved it to be helium.
- First case of helium on Earth.
Fun Facts
- Parents initially wanted him to join the ministry.
- Got into chemistry when he broke his leg playing football and started studying chemistry to learn how to make fireworks.
- Received doctorate at the age of 19.
- Skilled at glassblowing which allowed him to build his equipment specific to his own needs.
Education and Work
- University of Glasgow (1866-1870)
- University of Tubingen (1870-1872)
- Chair of Inorganic Chemistry, University College Longdon (1887-1913)
- Principal/Professor, University College, Bristol (1880-1887)
- Assistant in Chemistry, Anderson College, Bristol (1872-1880)
Radon
Biography
- Discovered by Friedrich Ernst Dorn 1900.
- Initially called radium emanation due to the fact that radium emitted it.
- Ramsay, with the help of Robert Whytlaw, determined the atomic weight which led to its postition on the periodic table.
- Ramsay suggested the name nitron, but would later be named radon.
- Born in Glasgow, Scotland on October 2, 1852.
- Son of civil engineer William Ramsay and Catherine, Nee Robertson.
- Married Margaret Buchanan in 1881.
- Son named William Geroge.
- Daughter named Catherine Elizabeth.
- Died of nasal cancer on July 23, 1916.
Argon
- Discovered 1894 by Ramsay and Lord Rayleigh.
- Comes from Greek orgin argos meaning inactive.
- Isolated from nitrogen in the air.
Neon, Krypton, Xenon
- Discovered 1898 with help of Morris William Travers.
- Greek origins: neos meaning new, kyptos meaning discovered, and xenos meaning stranger.
- Using liquid air the gases were extracted and distilled into their purities.
- Each gas had its own color spectrum proving to new gases.
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