When was arsenic discovered?

Answer 1

Arsenic compounds were mined by the early Chinese, Egyptian and Greek civilisations. So, arsenic has been around and in use in different ways since antiquity - long before it was first documented (which is the first credited discovery) by Albertus Magnus, a German scientist, in 1250.

Answer 2

While arsenic had been around and in use in different ways long before the credited discovery, the discovery is commonly credited to Albert The Great (Albertus Magnus).

See links below for more information on the history of arsenic.

Answer 3

Arsenic (As, atomic #33) has been known about since ancient times. The Romans used it as a poison. Today it is mostly used as an additive to certain alloys. It is a metalloid, meaning it has certain properties of both metals and non-metals.

Answer 4

It may have been isolated as early as 750 AD by Geber (Jabir) in Arabia, because its compounds were widely known by then.

Albertus Magnus of Germany isolated it around 1250, either in Cologne or in Paris.

Answer 5

Arsenic was discovered by Albertus Magnus (Germany) in 1250.

Answer 6

Nobody invented arsenic. It is a naturally occurring element. Aresenic compound have been known since ancient times. It was isolated as an element around 300 AD by the Greek chemist Zosimos

Answer 7

arsenic comes from apple seeds, where it is stored as one of your body's necessary nutrients. in larger amounts however, arsenic is dangerous and even deadly.

Answer 8

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