Chemical Element Filter Chemical Element topics

Share This
table started by typelibrarian for the Chemistry Commons
The elements of the periodic table.
 
 
x name x image x CAS ID x Symbol x Atomic number x article
+

Do you know something that's missing from this view? Add it!

If you have a list you can use our wizard to match it with topics that may already be in Freebase.
Go to the import tool »
x Helium Helium 7440-59-7 He 2
Helium (pronounced /ˈhiːliəm/, HEE-lee-əm) is the chemical element with atomic number 2, and is represented by the symbol He. It is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-toxic, inert monatomic gas that heads the noble gas group in the periodic table...
x Hassium Hs-TableImage 54037-57-9 Hs 108
Hassium (pronounced /ˈhæsiəm/ ( listen) HAS-ee-əm or /ˈhɑːsiəm/ HAH-see-əm) is a synthetic element with the symbol Hs and atomic number 108 and is the heaviest member of the group 8 (VIII) elements. The element was first observed in 1984. Several...
x Argon Argon 7440-37-1 Ar 18
Argon (pronounced /ˈɑrɡɒn/) is a chemical element designated 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 present in the Earth's atmosphere at 0.93%. It is the third...
x Strontium Sr-TableImage 7440-24-6 Sr 38
Strontium (pronounced /ˈstrɒnʃiəm/ STRON-shee-əm, /ˈstrɒntiəm/ STRON-tee-əm, or /ˈstrɒnʃəm/ STRON-shəm) 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...
x Polonium Po-TableImage 7440-08-6 Po 84
Polonium (pronounced /pɵˈloʊniəm/, po-LOH-nee-əm) is a chemical element with the symbol Po and atomic number 84, discovered in 1898 by Marie and Pierre Curie. A rare and highly radioactive metalloid, polonium is chemically similar to bismuth and...
x Selenium Se-TableImage 7782-49-2 Se 34
Selenium (pronounced /sɨˈliːniəm/ sə-LEE-nee-əm) is a chemical element with the atomic number 34, represented by the chemical symbol Se, an atomic mass of 78.96. It is a nonmetal, chemically related to sulfur and tellurium, and rarely occurs in its...
x Xenon Xenon in the periodic table of the elements 7440-63-3 Xe 54
Xenon (pronounced /ˈzɛnɒn/ ZEN-on or /ˈziːnɒn/ ZEE-non) is a chemical element represented by the symbol Xe. Its atomic number is 54. A colorless, heavy, odorless noble gas, xenon occurs in the Earth's atmosphere in trace amounts. Although generally...
x Silicon SiliconCroda 7440-21-3 Si 14
Silicon (pronounced /ˈsɪlɨkən/ SIL-ə-kən or /ˈsɪlɨkɒn/ SIL-ə-kon, Latin: silicium) is the most common metalloid. It is a chemical element, which has the symbol Si and atomic number 14. A tetravalent metalloid, silicon is less reactive than its...
x Ununpentium Uup-TableImage 54085-64-2 Uup 115
Ununpentium (pronounced /uːnuːnpɛntiəm/ ( listen) oon-oon-PEN-tee-əm) 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...
x Protactinium Pa-TableImage 7440-13-3 Pa 91
Protactinium (pronounced /ˌproʊtækˈtɪniəm/, PROH-tak-TIN-ee-əm) is a chemical element with the symbol Pa and atomic number 91. Its longest-lived and most abundant naturally-occurring isotope by far, Pa-231, is a decay product of uranium-235 (U-235),...
x Dysprosium Dy-TableImage 7429-91-6 Dy 66
Dysprosium (pronounced /dɪsˈproʊziəm/, dis-PROE-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...
x Plutonium The Element Plutonium 7440-07-5 Pu 94
Plutonium (pronounced /pluːˈtoʊniəm/ ploo-TOH-nee-əm, symbol Pu, atomic number 94) is a rare transuranic radioactive element. It is an actinide metal of silvery-white appearance that tarnishes when exposed to air, forming a dull coating when...
x Nitrogen Nitrogen 7727-37-9 N 7
Nitrogen (pronounced /ˈnaɪtrɵdʒɨn/ NYE-tro-jin) is a chemical element that has the symbol N and atomic number 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 (pronounced /ˈaɪ.ɵdaɪn/ EYE-o-dyne, /ˈaɪ.ɵdɨn/ EYE-o-dən, or in chemistry /ˈaɪ.ɵdiːn/ EYE-o-deen; from Greek: ιώδης iodes "violet"), is a chemical element that has the symbol I and atomic number 53. Naturally-occurring iodine is a single...
x Carbon Carbon 7440-44-0 C 6
Carbon (pronounced /ˈkɑrbən/) 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. There are...
x Thallium Tl-TableImage 7440-28-0 Tl 81
Thallium (pronounced /ˈθæliəm/, THAL-ee-əm) is a chemical element with the symbol Tl and atomic number 81. This soft gray malleable poor metal resembles tin but discolors when exposed to air. Approximately 60-70% of thallium production is used in...
x Beryllium Be foils 7440-41-7 Be 4
Beryllium (pronounced /bəˈrɪliəm/, bə-RIL-ee-əm) is the chemical element with the symbol Be and atomic number 4. A bivalent element, beryllium is found naturally only combined with other elements in minerals. Notable gemstones which contain...
x Meitnerium Mt-TableImage 54038-01-6 Mt 109
Meitnerium (pronounced /maɪtˈnɜriəm/ ( listen) myet-NAIR-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 isotope is not...
x Chromium Chromium in the periodic table of the elements 7440-47-3 Cr 24
Chromium (pronounced /ˈkroʊmiəm/, KROH-mee-əm) is a chemical element which has the symbol Cr and atomic number 24, 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 (pronounced /ˈmɜrkjʊri/ MER-kyə-ree), also called quicksilver (/ˈkwɪksɪlvər/) or hydrargyrum (/haɪˈdrɑrdʒɨrəm/ hye-DRAR-ji-rəm), is a chemical element with the symbol Hg (Latinized Greek: hydrargyrum, meaning watery or liquid silver) and...
x Yttrium Y-TableImage 7440-65-5 Y 39
Yttrium (pronounced /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 lanthanoids and has historically been classified as a rare earth element. Yttrium...
x Scandium Scandium 7440-20-2 Sc 21
Scandium (pronounced /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 (pronounced /tɪˈlʊəriəm, tɛ-/ te-LOOR-ee-əm) is a chemical element that has the symbol Te and atomic number 52. A brittle, mildly toxic, silver-white metalloid which looks similar to tin, tellurium is chemically related to selenium and...
x Astatine At-TableImage 7440-68-8 At 85
Astatine (pronounced /ˈæstətiːn/ AS-tə-teen or /ˈæstətɨn/ AS-tətin) is a radioactive chemical element with the symbol At and atomic number 85. It is the heaviest of the discovered halogens. Although astatine is produced by radioactive decay in...
x Lead Pb-TableImage 7439-92-1 Pb 82
Lead (pronounced /ˈlɛd/, led) is a main-group element with symbol Pb (Latin: plumbum) and atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, malleable poor metal, also considered to be one of the heavy metals. Lead has a bluish-white color when freshly cut, but...
x Iron Iron in the periodic table of the elements 7439-89-6 Fe 26
Iron (pronounced /ˈаɪ.ərn/) is a metallic chemical element with the symbol Fe (Latin: ferrum) and atomic number 26. Iron is a group 8 and period 4 element and is therefore classified as a transition metal. Iron and iron alloys (steels) are by far...
x Berkelium Berkelium in the periodic table of the elements 7440-40-6 Bk 97
Berkelium (pronounced /bərˈkiːli.əm/ bər-KEE-lee-əm, less commonly /ˈbɜrkli.əm/ BERK-lee-əm) is a synthetic element with the symbol Bk and atomic number 97. A radioactive metallic element in the actinide series, berkelium was first synthesized by...
x Platinum Pt-TableImage 7440-06-4 Pt 78
Platinum (pronounced /ˈplætɨnəm/, PLAT-ə-nəm) 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...
x Dubnium Db-TableImage 53850-35-4 Db 105
Dubnium (pronounced /ˈduːbniəm/, DOOB-nee-əm) is a chemical element with the symbol Db and atomic number 105. This is a radioactive synthetic element whose most stable isotope is Db with a half life of 28 hours. An element of with a half-life as...
x Seaborgium Sg-TableImage 54038-81-2 Sg 106
Seaborgium (pronounced /siːˈbɔrɡiəm/ ( listen), see-BOR-gee-əm) is a 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. Chemistry experiments with...
x Rutherfordium Rf-TableImage 53850-36-5 Rf 104
Rutherfordium (pronounced /ˌrʌðərˈfɔrdiəm/ RUDH-ər-FOR-dee-əm) is a chemical element with the symbol Rf and atomic number 104. This is a radioactive synthetic element whose most stable known isotope is Rf with a half-life of approximately 1.3 hours....
x Tin Sn-TableImage 7440-31-5 Sn 50
Tin is a chemical element with the symbol Sn (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, like the two...
x Cerium Ce-TableImage 7440-45-1 Ce 58
Cerium (pronounced /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. Cerium is the most abundant of the rare...
x Oxygen Oxygen 7782-44-7 O 8
Oxygen (pronounced /ˈɒksɨdʒɨn/, OK-si-jin, from the Greek roots ὀξύς (oxys) (acid, literally "sharp", from the taste of acids) and -γενής (-genēs) (producer, literally begetter) is the element with atomic number 8 and represented by the symbol O. It...
x Fluorine Fluorine 7782-41-4 F 9
Fluorine is the chemical element with atomic number 9, represented by the symbol F. Fluorine forms a single bond with itself in elemental form, resulting in the diatomic F2 molecule. F2 is a supremely reactive, poisonous, pale, yellowish brown gas....
x Gallium Ga-TableImage 7440-55-3 Ga 31
Gallium (pronounced /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...
x Ytterbium Yb-TableImage 7440-64-4 Yb 70
Ytterbium (pronounced /ɨˈtɜrbiəm/, i-TER-bee-əm) is a chemical element with the symbol Yb and atomic number 70. A soft silvery metallic element, ytterbium is a rare earth of the lanthanide series and is found in the minerals gadolinite, monazite,...
x Neon Neon 7440-01-9 Ne 10
Neon (pronounced /ˈniːɒn/) is the chemical element that has the symbol Ne and atomic number 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 W-TableImage 7440-33-7 W 74
Tungsten (pronounced /ˈtʌŋstən/), also known as wolfram (/ˈwʊlfrəm/, WOOL-frəm), is a chemical element with the chemical symbol W and atomic number 74. A steel-gray metal, tungsten is found in several ores, including wolframite and scheelite. It is...
x Rhenium Re-TableImage 7440-15-5 Re 75
Rhenium (pronounced /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 billion...
x Zinc Zinc in the periodic table of the elements 7440-66-6 Zn 30
Zinc (pronounced /ˈzɪŋk/ zingk, from German: Zink), also known as spelter, 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 respects, chemically...
x Uranium Uranium 7440-61-1 U 92
Uranium (pronounced /jʊˈreɪniəm/ yoo-RAY-nee-əm) is a silvery-white metallic chemical element in the actinide series of the periodic table that has the symbol U and atomic number 92. Besides its 92 protons, a uranium nucleus can have between 141 and...
x Ununhexium Uuh-TableImage 54100-71-9 Uuh 116
Ununhexium (pronounced /uːnuːnˈhɛksiəm/ ( listen) oon-oon-HEKS-ee-əm) is the temporary name of a synthetic superheavy element with the temporary symbol Uuh and atomic number 116. It is placed as the heaviest member of group 16 (VIA) although a...
x Roentgenium Rg-TableImage 54386-24-2 Rg 111
Roentgenium (pronounced /rɛntˈɡɛniəm/ or /rʌntˈɡɛniəm/  ( listen)) 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...
x Curium Cm-TableImage 7440-51-9 Cm 96
Curium (pronounced /ˈkjʊəriəm/ KEWR-ee-əm) is a synthetic chemical element with the symbol Cm and atomic number 96. A radioactive metallic transuranic element of the actinide series, curium is produced by bombarding plutonium with alpha particles ...
x Antimony Antimony in the periodic table of the elements 7440-36-0 Sb 51
Antimony (pronounced /ˈæntɨmɵnɪ/ AN-ti-mo-nee) is a chemical element with the symbol Sb (Latin: stibium, meaning "mark") and atomic number 51. A metalloid, antimony has four allotropic forms. The stable form of antimony is a blue-white metalloid....
x Ruthenium Ru-TableImage 7440-18-8 Ru 44
Ruthenium (pronounced /ruːˈθiːniəm/ roo-THEE-nee-əm) is a chemical element that has the symbol Ru and atomic number 44. A rare transition metal of the platinum group of the periodic table, ruthenium is found associated with platinum ores and used as...
x Vanadium Vanadium 7440-62-2 V 23
Vanadium (pronounced /vəˈneɪdiəm/, və-NAY-dee-əm) is the chemical element with the symbol V and atomic number 23. It is a soft, silvery grey, ductile transition metal. The formation of an oxide layer stabilizes the metal against oxidation. Andrés...
x Niobium Nb-TableImage 7440-03-1 Nb 41
Niobium (pronounced /naɪˈoʊbiəm/ nye-OH-bee-əm) (Greek mythology: Niobe, daughter of Tantalus), or columbium (/kəˈlʌmbiəm/ kə-LUM-bee-əm), is the chemical element with the symbol Nb and the atomic number 41. A rare, soft, grey, ductile transition...
x Praseodymium Pr-TableImage 7440-10-0 Pr 59
Praseodymium (pronounced /ˌpreɪzi.ɵˈdɪmiəm/ PRAY-zee-o-DIM-ee-əm or /ˌpreɪsi.ɵˈdɪmiəm/ PRAY-see-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...
x Americium Americium in the periodic table of the elements 7440-35-9 Am 95
Americium (pronounced /ˌæməˈrɪsiəm/, AM-ə-RIS-ee-əm) is a synthetic element that has the symbol Am and atomic number 95. A radioactive metallic element, americium is an actinide that was obtained in 1944 by Glenn T. Seaborg who was bombarding...
x Osmium Os-TableImage 7440-04-2 Os 76
Osmium (pronounced /ˈɒzmiəm/, OZ-mee-əm) is a chemical element that has the symbol Os and atomic number 76. Osmium is a hard, brittle, blue-gray or blue-black transition metal in the platinum family, and is the densest natural element, making it...
x Neptunium Np-TableImage 7439-99-8 Np 93
Neptunium (pronounced /nɛpˈtjuːniəm/, nep-TEW-nee-əm) is a chemical element with the symbol Np and atomic number 93. A radioactive metallic element, neptunium is the first transuranic element and belongs to the actinide series. Its most stable...
x Magnesium /guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000490b4ed 7439-95-4 Mg 12
Magnesium (pronounced /mæɡˈniːziəm/, mag-NEE-zee-əm) is a chemical element with the symbol Mg, atomic number 12 and common oxidation number +2. It is an alkaline earth metal and the eighth most abundant element in the earth's crust by mass, although...
x Silver Ag-TableImage 7440-22-4 Ag 47
Silver is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag (Latin: argentum) and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal....
x Phosphorus PhosphComby 7723-14-0 P 15
Phosphorus (pronounced /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 is commonly found in inorganic phosphate rocks. Elemental phosphorus exists...
x Nobelium No-TableImage 10028-14-5 No 102
Nobelium (pronounced /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 1956 by scientists at the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions...
x Hafnium Hf-TableImage 7440-58-6 Hf 72
Hafnium (pronounced /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...
x Calcium /guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000004907a58 7440-70-2 Ca 20
Calcium (pronounced /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 grey alkaline earth metal, and is the fifth most abundant element by mass in the...
x Fermium Fm-TableImage 7440-72-4 Fm 100
Fermium (pronounced /ˈfɜrmiəm/, FER-mee-em) is a synthetic element with the symbol Fm and atomic number 100. A highly radioactive metallic transuranic element of the actinide series, fermium is made by bombarding plutonium with neutrons and is named...
Edit Collection Schema
All topics in this collection are typed as Chemical Element
Use Data from this Collection
Choose a format:

Images and articles are not included in export files, which are limited to 1000 items. Complete data dumps are also available here.

Flag this Collection
Why do you want to flag this collection?