Languages › German The Basic Chemical Elements in German and English Print Getty Images/Dan Sipple German Vocabulary History & Culture Pronunciation & Conversation Grammar By Hyde Flippo Hyde Flippo German Expert Hyde Flippo taught the German language for 28 years at high school and college levels and published several books on the German language and culture. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on February 24, 2020 To date, scientists have discovered 112 basic chemical elements. These Grundstoffe or Elemente are the chemical matter that cannot be broken down any further by chemical means. The following chart lists each element in alphabetical order (by the German name, which is usually similar to the English. The number under the chemical symbol (chemisches Zeichen) is the atomic number or Protonenzahl/Ordnungszahl. The column on the far right also lists the Entdecker (discoverer) and the year (Jahr) of discovery. Genders: All but six element names in German are neuter (das), including the many elements that end in -ium, -en or -on. Only der Phosphor, der Schwefel (sulphur) and the four elements ending with -stoff are masculine (e.g., der Wasserstoff = hydrogen). Also see information about the Periodic Table further down on this page. Read More Essential Element Facts in Chemistry By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D. Chemische Elemente - Chemical Elements DEUTSCH ENGLISH Sign Nr. Entdecker/Jahr Actinium actinium Ac 89 Debierne, Giesel 1899 Aluminium aluminum (Am.) aluminium (Br.) Al 13 Oersted 1825 Americium americium Am 95 Seaborg, James, Morgan 1945 Antimon antimony Sb 51 since ancient times Argon argon Ar 18 Rayleigh, Ramsay 1895 Arsen arsenic As 33 since ancient times Astat astatine At 85 Corson, Mackenzie, Segré 1940 Barium barium Ba 56 Davy 1808 Berkelium berkelium Bk 97 Seaborg, Thomson, Ghiorso 1949 Beryllium beryllium Be 4 Vauquelin 1798 Bismut Wismut bismuth Bi 83 15th century Blei lead Pb 82 since ancient times Bohrium bohrium Bh 107 Russian scientists 1976 Bor boron B 5 Gay-Lussac, Thénard 1808 Brom bromine Br 35 Balard 1825 Cadmium cadmium Cd 48 Stromeyer 1817 Calcium Kalzium calcium Ca 20 Davy 1808 Californium californium Cf 98 Seaborg, Thomson, et al 1950 Cäsium caesium (Br.) cesium (Am.) Cs 55 Bunsen, Kirchhoff 1860 Cer cerium Ce 58 Klaproth 1803 Chlor chlorine Cl 17 Scheele 1774 Chrom chromium chrome Cr 24 Vauquelin 1797 Cobalt Kobalt cobalt Co 27 Brandt 1735 Curium curium Cm 96 Seaborg, James, Ghiorso 1944 Dubnium dubnium Db 105 USA 1970 Dysprosium dysprosium Dy 66 Lecoq de Boisbaudran 1886 Das Periodensystem der Elemente (PSE) Die systematische Anordnung der chemischen Elemente nach ihrerer Ordnungs- oder Kernladungszahl. - The periodic system or periodic law for chemical elements was first developed in 1869 by the Russian Dmitri I. Mendeléyev (1834-1907). The German chemist J. Lothar Meyer (1830-1895) independently developed a similar system around the same time. The element mendelevium—atomic weight 101, discovered in 1955—is named for Mendeléyev. Chemische Elemente: E-K DEUTSCH ENGLISH SignNr. Entdecker/Jahr Einsteinium einsteinium Es99 Thomson, Ghiorso, et al 1954 Eisen iron Fe26 since ancient times Element 110Eka-Platin eka-platinum Uun110 Soc. for Heavy Ion Research 1994 Element 111Unununium unununium Uuu111 Soc. for Heavy Ion Research 1994 Element 112Eka-Quecksilber eka-mercury Uub112 Soc. for Heavy Ion Research 1996 Erbium erbium Er68 Mosander 1843 Europium europium Eu63 Demarcay 1896 Fermium fermium Fm100 Thomson, Ghiorso, et al 1954 Fluor fluorine F9 Moissan 1886 Francium francium Fr87 Perey 1939 Gadolinium gadolinium Gd64 Marignac 1880 Gallium gallium Ga31 Lecoq de Boisbaudran 1875 Germanium germanium Ge32 Winkler 1886 Gold gold Au79 since ancient times Hafnium hafnium Hf72 Coster, de Hevesy 1923 Hassium hassium Hs108 Soc. for Heavy Ion Research 1984 Helium helium He2 Ramsay 1895 Holmium holmium Ho67 Cleve 1879 Indium indium In49 Reich, Richter 1863 Iod/Jod iodine I53 Courtois 1811 Iridium iridium In77 Tennant 1804 Kalium potassium K19 Davy 1800s der Kohlenstoff carbon C6 since ancient times Krypton krypton Kr36 Ramsay, Travers 1898 Kupfer copper Cu29 since ancient times Chemische Elemente: L-Q DEUTSCH ENGLISH SignNr. Entdecker/Jahr Lanthan lanthanum La57 Mosander 1839 Lawrencium lawrencium Lr103 USA 1961 Lithium lithium Li3 Arfvedson 1817 Lutetium lutecium Lu71 Urbain, Auer von Welsbach 1907 Magnesium magnesium Mg12 Davy, Bussy 1831 Mangan manganese Mn25 Gahn 1774 Meitnerium meitnerium Mt109 Soc. for Heavy Ion Research 1982 Mendelevium mendelevium Md101 Thomson, Ghiorso, et al 1955 Molybdän molybdenum Mo42 Hjelm 1790 Natrium sodium Na11 Davy 1807 Neodym neodymium Nd60 Auer von Welsbach 1885 Neon neon Ne10 Ramsay 1898 Neptunium neptunium Np93 McMillan, Abelson 1940 Nickel nickel Ni28 Cronstedt 1751 NiobiumNiob niobium Nb41 Hatchett 1801 Nobelium nobelium No102 Nobel Inst. Stockholm 1957 Osmium osmium Os76 Tennant 1804 Palladium palladium Pd46 Wollaston 1803 der Phosphor phosphorus P15 Brand 1669 Platin platinum Pt78 De Ulloa 1735 Plutonium plutonium Pu94 Seaborg, McMillan, et al 1940 Polonium polonium Po84 M. Curie 1898 Praseodym praseodymium Pr59 Auer von Welsbach 1885 Promethium promethium Pm61 Marinsky, Coryell 1945 Protactinium protactinium Pa91 Hahn, Meitner 1917 Quecksilber mercury Hg80 since ancient times Chemische Elemente: R-Z DEUTSCH ENGLISH SignNr. Entdecker/Jahr Radium radium Ra88 M. Curie 1898 Radon radon Rn86 Dorn 1900 Rhenium rhenium Re75 Noddack, Berg 1925 Rhodium rhodium Rh45 Wallaston 1804 Rubidium rubidium Rb37 Bunsen 1860 Ruthenium ruthenium Ru44 Claus 1844 Rutherfordium rutherfordium Rf104 Russia 1964 Samarium samarium Sm62 Lecoq de Boisbaudran 1879 der Sauerstoff oxygen O8 Scheele 1771, Priestley 1774 Scandium scandium Sc21 Nilson 1879 der Schwefel sulphur S16 since ancient times Seaborgium seaborgium Sg106 USSR 1974 Selen selenium Se34 Berzelius 1817 Silber silver Ag47 since ancient times SiliciumSilizium silicon Si14 Berzelius 1823 der Stickstoff nitrogen N7 Scheele, Rutherford 1770 Strontium strontium Sr38 Crawford 1790, Davy 1808 Tantal tantalum Ta73 Rose 1846 Technetium technetium Tc43 Segré, Perrier 1937 Tellur tellurium Te52 De Ulloa 1735 Terbium terbium Tb65 Mosander 1843 Thallium thallium Tl81 Crookes 1861 Thorium thorium Th90 Berzelius 1828 Thulium thulium Tm69 Cleve 1879 Titan titanium Ti22 Klaproth 1795 Unununium unununium Uuu111 1994 - See note below UnununbiumEka-Quecksilber unununbiumeka-mercury Uub112 1994 - See note above Uran uranium U92 Klaproth 1789 Vanadium vanadium V23 Sefstrom 1831 der Wasserstoff hydrogen H1 Boyle, Cavendish 1766 Wolfram tungstenwolfram W74 de Elhuyar 1783 Xenon xenon Xe54 Ramsay, Travers 1898 Ytterbium ytterbium Yb70 Marignac 1878 Yttrium yttrium Y39 Mosander 1843 Zink zinc Zn74 1600s Zinn tin Sn54 since ancient times Zirkonium zirconium Zr40 Berzelius 1824 Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Flippo, Hyde. 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