Sir William Ramsay (Born: 2nd of October 1852 – Death: 23rd of July 1916) was a British Physical Chemist who discovered the Noble Gases and created a new group in the Periodic Table.
He discovered four of the gases (Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon) with the help of Morris Travers and Lord Rayleigh (John William Strutt).
He showed that with Helium, Radon and the other four gases, he formed an entire new family in the Periodic Table, The Noble Gases.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1904 was awarded to Sir William Ramsay "in recognition of his services in the discovery of the inert gaseous elements in air, and his determination of their place in the periodic system".
He discovered four of the gases (Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon) with the help of Morris Travers and Lord Rayleigh (John William Strutt).
He showed that with Helium, Radon and the other four gases, he formed an entire new family in the Periodic Table, The Noble Gases.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1904 was awarded to Sir William Ramsay "in recognition of his services in the discovery of the inert gaseous elements in air, and his determination of their place in the periodic system".