Ten Discoveries in Chemistry

  • Oxygen

    Oxygen

    Joseph Priestly independently discovered oxygen in 1774
  • Oxygen

    Oxygen

    In 1774 Joseph Priestley independently discovered oxygen.
  • Atoms combine into molecules

    Atoms combine into molecules

    Avogadro discovered that the atoms in elements combine to form molecules. Equal volume of gases under equal conditions of temp and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules.
  • Atoms Combine into Molecules

    Atoms Combine into Molecules

    Avogadro discovered that the atoms in elements combine to form molecules. Equal volume of gases under equal conditions of temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules.
  • Electricity Transforms Chemicals

    Electricity Transforms Chemicals

    Davy discovered the power of electricity batteries which led to the discovery of much more.
  • Synthesis of Urea

    Synthesis of Urea

    First discovered in human urine by H.M. Rouelle in 1773. First organic compound to be synthesized from inorganic starting materials.
  • Synthesis of Urea

    Synthesis of Urea

    Synthesized by Fredrich Wohler in 1828 and first organic compound to be synthesized from inorganic starting materials.
  • Chemical Structure

    Chemical Structure

    Developed by August Kekulé, Archibald Scott Cooper, and many others around 1858
  • Plastics

    Plastics

    In the 1860s a way to exploit the long stringy molecules of celulose found naturally in plants was discovered and created the first plastic
  • Periodic Table of Elements

    Periodic Table of Elements

    Arranged by atomic mass and families and groups
  • Radioactivity

    Radioactivity

    The discovery of Radioactivity has led to the use of X-rays
  • Electrons

    Electrons

    Discovered by JJ Thompson in 1897 when he was studying the properties of the cathode ray
  • Atomic Theory

    Atomic Theory

    Dalton discovered ultimate weight which became to be know as the atomic theory
  • Atomic Theory

    Atomic Theory

    Dalton discovered ultimate weight which became to be known as the atomic theory