Question

Name the first scientist who used the term 'el element,'

Answer 1

• Plato was the first scientist of the world to use the term called element in 360 BC.

• He adopted Empedocles theory to coin the term element.

The theory argued that matter is made up of 4 primary elements i.e. earth, fire, air, and water.

According to him, each element had a particular form.