alleryStart learning →Who first used the term Edelgas, noble gas, in 1900?
AWilliam Ramsay
BHugo Erdmann
CLord Rayleigh
DHenry Cavendish
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Hugo Erdmann
Hugo Erdmann coined the German term Edelgas for their very low reactivity.
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