Which chemical element was discovered in Russia?

titanium

boron

ruthenium

magnesium

Ruthenium was discovered in 1844 by the Baltic German scientist Karl Ernst Claus at the Kazan State University. He named it after Ruthenia, the Latin word for Rus.

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