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Hydrogen (Wasserstoff) was discovered in 1766 by Henry Cavendish, an English scientist, when he made base metals react with acids (Säuren). He called the element "phlogiston". In 1783, A. L. de Lavoisier succeeded in synthesizing the gases hydrogen and oxygen to water. Lavoisier then named hydrogen after two Greek (griechisch) terms: hydro (water) and gennao (I generate) as "hydrogene" – “I generate water”. In 1814, the element symbol "H" was introduced by Berzelius, a Swedish chemist. But how has this element changed over the years?
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