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x Helium Helium 7440-59-7 He 2
Helium ( /ˈhiːliəm/ hee-lee-əm) is the chemical element with atomic number 2 and an atomic weight of 4.002602, which is represented by the symbol He. It is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-toxic, inert, monatomic gas that heads the noble gas...
x Hassium Hs-TableImage 54037-57-9 Hs 108
Hassium (/ˈhæsiəm/ hass-ee-əm or /ˈhɑːsiəm/ hah-see-əm) is a synthetic element with the symbol Hs and atomic number 108. It is the heaviest member of the group 8 (VIII) elements. The element was first observed in 1984. Experiments have confirmed...
x Argon Argon 7440-37-1 Ar 18
Argon ( /ˈɑrɡɒn/ ar-gon is a chemical element represented by the symbol Ar. Argon has atomic number 18 and is the third element in group 18 of the periodic table (noble gases). Argon is the third most common gas in the Earth's atmosphere, at 0.93%,...
x Strontium Sr-TableImage 7440-24-6 Sr 38
Strontium ( /ˈstrɒntiəm/ stron-tee-əm) is a chemical element with the symbol Sr and the atomic number 38. An alkaline earth metal, strontium is a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element that is highly reactive chemically. The metal turns...
x Polonium Po-TableImage 7440-08-6 Po 84
Polonium ( /pɵˈloʊniəm/ po-loh-nee-əm) is a chemical element with the symbol Po and atomic number 84, discovered in 1898 by Marie Skłodowska-Curie and Pierre Curie. A rare and highly radioactive element, polonium is chemically similar to bismuth and...
x Selenium Se-TableImage 7782-49-2 Se 34
Selenium (/sɨˈliːniəm/ sə-lee-nee-əm) is a chemical element with atomic number 34, chemical symbol Se, and an atomic mass of 78.96. It is a nonmetal, whose properties are intermediate between those of adjacent chalcogen elements sulfur and tellurium...
x Xenon Xenon in the periodic table of the elements 7440-63-3 Xe 54
Xenon is a chemical element with the symbol Xe and atomic number 54. The element name is pronounced  /ˈzɛnɒn/ zen-on or /ˈziːnɒn/ zee-non. A colorless, heavy, odorless noble gas, xenon occurs in the Earth's atmosphere in trace amounts. Although...
x Silicon SiliconCroda 7440-21-3 Si 14
Silicon ( /ˈsɪlɨkən/ sil-ə-kən or /ˈsɪlɨkɒn/ sil-ə-kon) is a chemical element with the symbol Si and atomic number 14. A tetravalent metalloid, it is less reactive than its chemical analog carbon, the nonmetal directly above it in the periodic table...
x Ununpentium Uup-TableImage 54085-64-2 Uup 115
Ununpentium is the temporary name of a synthetic superheavy element in the periodic table that has the temporary symbol Uup and has the atomic number 115. It is placed as the heaviest member of group 15 (VA) although a sufficiently stable isotope is...
x Protactinium Pa-TableImage 7440-13-3 Pa 91
Protactinium ( /ˌproʊtækˈtɪniəm/ proh-tak-tin-ee-əm) is a chemical element with the symbol Pa and atomic number 91. It is a dense, silvery-gray metal which readily reacts with oxygen, water vapor and inorganic acids. It forms various chemical...
x Dysprosium Dy-TableImage 7429-91-6 Dy 66
Dysprosium ( /dɪsˈproʊziəm/ dis-proh-zee-əm) is a chemical element with the symbol Dy and atomic number 66. It is a rare earth element with a metallic silver luster. Dysprosium is never found in nature as a free element, though it is found in...
x Plutonium The Element Plutonium 7440-07-5 Pu 94
Plutonium ( /pluːˈtoʊniəm/ ploo-toh-nee-əm) is a transuranic radioactive chemical element with the chemical symbol Pu and atomic number 94. It is an actinide metal of silvery-gray appearance that tarnishes when exposed to air, forming a dull coating...
x Nitrogen Nitrogen 7727-37-9 N 7
Nitrogen ( /ˈnaɪtrɵdʒən/ ny-trə-jən) is a chemical element that has the symbol N, atomic number of 7 and atomic mass 14.00674 u. Elemental nitrogen is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, and mostly inert diatomic gas at standard conditions,...
x Iodine I-TableImage 7553-56-2 I 53
Iodine is a chemical element with the symbol I and atomic number 53. The name is pronounced  /ˈaɪ.ɵdaɪn/ eye-o-dyne, /ˈaɪ.ɵdɨn/ eye-o-dən, or /ˈaɪ.ɵdiːn/ eye-o-deen in both American and British English. The name is from the Greek: ιώδης iodes,...
x Carbon Carbon 7440-44-0 C 6
Carbon /ˈkɑrbən/ (from Latin: carbo "coal") is the chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6. As a member of group 14 on the periodic table, it is nonmetallic and tetravalent—making four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds....
x Thallium Tl-TableImage 7440-28-0 Tl 81
Thallium ( /ˈθæliəm/ thal-ee-əm) is a chemical element with the symbol Tl and atomic number 81. This soft gray poor metal resembles tin but discolors when exposed to air. The two chemists William Crookes and Claude-Auguste Lamy discovered thallium...
x Beryllium Be foils 7440-41-7 Be 4
Beryllium ( /bəˈrɪliəm/ bə-ril-ee-əm) is the chemical element with the symbol Be and atomic number 4. It is a divalent element which occurs naturally only in combination with other elements in minerals. Notable gemstones which contain beryllium...
x Meitnerium Mt-TableImage 54038-01-6 Mt 109
Meitnerium ( /maɪtˈnɪəriəm/ myt-neer-ee-əm or /maɪtˈnɜriəm/ myt-nur-ee-əm) is a chemical element with the symbol Mt and atomic number 109. It is placed as the heaviest member of group 9 (or VIII) in the periodic table but a sufficiently stable...
x Chromium Cr-TableImage 7440-47-3 Cr 24
Chromium ( /ˈkroʊmiəm/ kroh-mee-əm) is a chemical element which has the symbol Cr and atomic number 24. It is the first element in Group 6. It is a steely-gray, lustrous, hard metal that takes a high polish and has a high melting point. It is also...
x Mercury Hg-TableImage 7439-97-6 Hg 80
Mercury is a chemical element with the symbol Hg and atomic number 80. It is also known as quicksilver or hydrargyrum (from "hydr-" water and "argyros" silver). A heavy, silvery d-block element, mercury is the only metal that is liquid at standard...
x Yttrium Y-TableImage 7440-65-5 Y 39
Yttrium ( /ˈɪtriəm/ it-ree-əm) is a chemical element with symbol Y and atomic number 39. It is a silvery-metallic transition metal chemically similar to the lanthanides and it has often been classified as a "rare earth element". Yttrium is almost...
x Scandium Scandium 7440-20-2 Sc 21
Scandium ( /ˈskændiəm/ skan-dee-əm) is a chemical element with symbol Sc and atomic number 21. A silvery-white metallic transition metal, it has historically been sometimes classified as a rare earth element, together with yttrium and the...
x Tellurium Te-TableImage 13494-80-9 Te 52
Tellurium ( /tɨˈlʊəriəm/ tə-loor-ee-əm or /tɛˈlʲʊəriəm/ te-loor-ee-əm) is a chemical element that has the symbol Te and atomic number 52. A brittle, mildly toxic, rare, silver-white metalloid which looks similar to tin, tellurium is chemically...
x Astatine At-TableImage 7440-68-8 At 85
Astatine (/ˈæstətiːn/ as-tə-teen or /ˈæstətɪn/ as-tə-tin) is a radioactive chemical element with the symbol At and atomic number 85. It occurs on the Earth only as the result of decay of heavier elements, and decays away rapidly, so much less is...
x Lead Pb-TableImage 7439-92-1 Pb 82
Lead ( /ˈlɛd/) is a main-group element in the carbon group with the symbol Pb (from Latin: plumbum) and atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, malleable poor metal. It is also counted as one of the heavy metals. Metallic lead has a bluish-white color...
x Iron Fe-TableImage 7439-89-6 Fe 26
Iron (/ˈaɪərn/ eye-ər-n) is a chemical element with the symbol Fe (from Latin: ferrum) and atomic number 26. It is a metal in the first transition series. It is the most common element (by mass) forming the planet Earth as a whole, forming much of...
x Berkelium Berkelium in the periodic table of the elements 7440-40-6 Bk 97
Berkelium ( /bərˈkiːliəm/ bər-kee-lee-əm, less commonly /ˈbɜrkliəm/ burk-lee-əm), is a transuranic radioactive chemical element with the symbol Bk and atomic number 97, a member of the actinide and transuranium element series. It is named after the...
x Platinum Pt-TableImage 7440-06-4 Pt 78
Platinum ( /ˈplætɨnəm/ or /ˈplætənəm/) is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Pt and an atomic number of 78. Its name is derived from the Spanish term platina del Pinto, which is literally translated into "little silver of the Pinto River."...
x Dubnium Db-TableImage 53850-35-4 Db 105
Dubnium ( /ˈduːbniəm/ doob-nee-əm), is a chemical element with the symbol Db and atomic number 105, named after the town of Dubna in Russia, where it was first produced. It is a synthetic element (an element that can be created in a laboratory but...
x Seaborgium Sg-TableImage 54038-81-2 Sg 106
Seaborgium (/siːˈbɔrɡiəm/ see-bor-gee-əm) is a synthetic chemical element with the symbol Sg and atomic number 106. Seaborgium is a synthetic element whose most stable isotope Sg has a half-life of 1.9 minutes. A new isotope Sg has a potentially...
x Rutherfordium Rf-TableImage 53850-36-5 Rf 104
Rutherfordium ( /ˌrʌðərˈfɔrdiəm/ rudh-ər-for-dee-əm) is a chemical element with symbol Rf and atomic number 104, named in honor of New Zealand physicist Ernest Rutherford. It is a synthetic element (an element that can be created in a laboratory but...
x Tin Sn-TableImage 7440-31-5 Sn 50
Tin ( /ˈtɪn/ tin) is a chemical element with the symbol Sn (for Latin: stannum) and atomic number 50. It is a main group metal in group 14 of the periodic table. Tin shows chemical similarity to both neighboring group 14 elements, germanium and lead...
x Cerium Ce-TableImage 7440-45-1 Ce 58
Cerium /ˈsɪəriəm/ is a chemical element with the symbol Ce and atomic number 58. It is a soft, silvery, ductile metal which easily oxidizes in air. Cerium was named after the dwarf planet Ceres (itself named for the Roman goddess of agriculture)....
x Oxygen Oxygen 7782-44-7 O 8
Oxygen ( /ˈɒksɨdʒɨn/ ok-si-jin) is the element with atomic number 8 and represented by the symbol O. Its name derives from the Greek roots ὀξύς (oxys) ("acid", literally "sharp", referring to the sour taste of acids) and -γενής (-genēs) ("producer",...
x Fluorine Fluorine 7782-41-4 F 9
Fluorine is the chemical element with atomic number 9, represented by the symbol F. It is the lightest element of the halogen column of the periodic table and has a single stable isotope, fluorine-19. At standard pressure and temperature, fluorine...
x Gallium Ga-TableImage 7440-55-3 Ga 31
Gallium ( /ˈɡæliəm/ gal-ee-əm) is a chemical element that has the symbol Ga and atomic number 31. Elemental gallium does not occur in nature, but as the gallium(III) salt in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores. A soft silvery metallic poor metal,...
x Ytterbium Yb-TableImage 7440-64-4 Yb 70
Ytterbium ( /ɨˈtɜrbiəm/ i-tur-bee-əm) is a chemical element with the symbol Yb and atomic number 70. A soft silvery metallic element, ytterbium is a rare earth element of the lanthanide series and is found in the minerals gadolinite, monazite, and...
x Neon Neon 7440-01-9 Ne 10
Neon ( /ˈniːɒn/ nee-on) is the chemical element that has the symbol Ne and an atomic number of 10. Although a very common element in the universe, it is rare on Earth. A colorless, inert noble gas under standard conditions, neon gives a distinct...
x Tungsten Tungsten pendulum from Long Now 7440-33-7 W 74
Tungsten /ˈtʌŋstən/, also known as wolfram /ˈwʊlfrəm/ (wuul-frəm), is a chemical element with the chemical symbol W and atomic number 74. The word Tungsten comes from the Swedish language tung sten directly translatable to heavy stone. A hard, rare...
x Rhenium Re-TableImage 7440-15-5 Re 75
Rhenium (pronunciation: /ˈriːniəm/ ree-nee-əm) is a chemical element with the symbol Re and atomic number 75. It is a silvery-white, heavy, third-row transition metal in group 7 of the periodic table. With an average concentration of 1 part per...
x Zinc Zn-TableImage 7440-66-6 Zn 30
Zinc (/ˈzɪŋk/ zingk; from German: Zink), or spelter (which may also refer to zinc alloys), is a metallic chemical element; it has the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. It is the first element in group 12 of the periodic table. Zinc is, in some...
x Uranium Uranium 7440-61-1 U 92
Uranium ( /jʊˈreɪniəm/ yew-ray-nee-əm) is a silvery-white metallic chemical element in the actinide series of the periodic table, with atomic number 92. It is assigned the chemical symbol U. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6...
x Ununhexium Uuh-TableImage 54100-71-9 Uuh 116
Ununhexium is the temporary name of a synthetic superheavy element with the temporary symbol Uuh and atomic number 116. As of December 1, 2011 (2011 -12-01), the name livermorium is in the IUPAC name approval process. It is placed as the heaviest...
x Roentgenium Rg-TableImage 54386-24-2 Rg 111
Roentgenium is a synthetic radioactive chemical element with the symbol Rg and atomic number 111. It is placed as the heaviest member of the group 11 (IB) elements, although a sufficiently stable isotope has not yet been produced in a sufficient...
x Curium Cm-TableImage 7440-51-9 Cm 96
Curium ( /ˈkjʊəriəm/ kewr-ee-əm) is a transuranic radioactive chemical element with the symbol Cm and atomic number 96. This radioactive transuranic element of the actinide series was named after Marie Skłodowska-Curie and her husband Pierre Curie....
x Antimony Antimony in the periodic table of the elements 7440-36-0 Sb 51
Antimony ( /ænˈtɪmɵni/ an-ti-mo-nee or  /ˈæntəˌmoʊni/ an-tə-moh-nee; Latin: stibium) is a toxic chemical element with the symbol Sb and an atomic number of 51. A lustrous grey metalloid, it is found in nature mainly as the sulfide mineral stibnite ...
x Ruthenium Ru-TableImage 7440-18-8 Ru 44
Ruthenium ( /ruːˈθiːniəm/ roo-thee-nee-əm) is a chemical element with symbol Ru and atomic number 44. It is a rare transition metal belonging to the platinum group of the periodic table. Like the other metals of the platinum group, ruthenium is...
x Vanadium Vanadium 7440-62-2 V 23
Vanadium ( /vəˈneɪdiəm/ və-nay-dee-əm) is a chemical element with the symbol V and atomic number 23. It is a hard, silvery gray, ductile and malleable transition metal. The formation of an oxide layer stabilizes the metal against oxidation. The...
x Niobium Nb.jpg 7440-03-1 Nb 41
Niobium ( /naɪˈoʊbiəm/) ny-oh-bee-əm or columbium (/kəˈlʌmbiəm/ kə-lum-bee-əm), is a chemical element with the symbol Nb and atomic number 41. It is a soft, grey, ductile transition metal, which is often found in the pyrochlore mineral, the main...
x Praseodymium Pr-TableImage 7440-10-0 Pr 59
Praseodymium ( /ˌpreɪziːɵˈdɪmiəm/ pray-zee-o-dim-ee-əm) is a chemical element that has the symbol Pr and atomic number 59. Praseodymium is a soft, silvery, malleable and ductile metal in the lanthanide group. It is too reactive to be found in native...
x Americium Americium in the periodic table of the elements 7440-35-9 Am 95
Americium ( /ˌæməˈrɪsiəm/ am-ə-ris-ee-əm) is a transuranic radioactive chemical element that has the symbol Am and atomic number 95. This transuranic element of the actinide series is located in the periodic table below the lanthanide element...
x Osmium Os-TableImage 7440-04-2 Os 76
Osmium ( /ˈɒzmiəm/ oz-mee-əm) is a chemical element with the symbol Os and atomic number 76. It is a hard, brittle, blue-gray or blue-black transition metal in the platinum family and is the densest natural element, with a density of 22.59 g/cm ...
x Neptunium Np-TableImage 7439-99-8 Np 93
Neptunium ( /nɛpˈtjuːniəm/ nep-tew-nee-əm) is a chemical element with the symbol Np and atomic number 93. A radioactive metal, neptunium is the first transuranic element and belongs to the actinide series. Its most stable isotope, Np, is a by...
x Magnesium mg.jpeg 7439-95-4 Mg 12
An alkaline earth metal, Magnesium is important for many biochemical functions and reactions; for bone and muscle function, protein and fatty acid formation, activation of B vitamins, blood clotting, insulin secretion, and ATP formation. More than...
x Silver Silver crystal 7440-22-4 Ag 47
Silver ( /ˈsɪlvər/ sil-vər) is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag (Latin: argentum, from the Indo-European root *arg- for "grey" or "shining") and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest...
x Phosphorus PhosphComby 7723-14-0 P 15
Phosphorus ( /ˈfɒsfərəs/ fos-fər-əs) is the chemical element that has the symbol P and atomic number 15. A multivalent nonmetal of the nitrogen group, phosphorus as a mineral is almost always present in its maximally oxidized state, as inorganic...
x Nobelium No-TableImage 10028-14-5 No 102
Nobelium ( /noʊˈbɛliəm/ noh-bel-ee-əm or /noʊˈbiːliəm/ noh-bee-lee-əm) is a synthetic element with the symbol No and atomic number 102. It was first correctly identified in 1966 by scientists at the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions in Dubna,...
x Hafnium Hf-TableImage 7440-58-6 Hf 72
Hafnium ( /ˈhæfniəm/ haf-nee-əm) is a chemical element with the symbol Hf and atomic number 72. A lustrous, silvery gray, tetravalent transition metal, hafnium chemically resembles zirconium and is found in zirconium minerals. Its existence was...
x Calcium Ca-TableImage 7440-70-2 Ca 20
Calcium ( /ˈkælsiəm/ kal-see-əm) is the chemical element with the symbol Ca and atomic number 20. It has an atomic mass of 40.078 amu. Calcium is a soft gray alkaline earth metal, and is the fifth-most-abundant element by mass in the Earth's crust....
x Fermium Fm-TableImage 7440-72-4 Fm 100
Fermium ( /ˈfɜrmiəm/ fur-mee-əm) is a synthetic element with the symbol Fm. It is the 100th element in the periodic table and a member of the actinide series. It is the heaviest element that can be formed by neutron bombardment of lighter elements,...
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