List of elements by name
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This is a list of chemical elements, sorted by name and colour coded according to type of element.
Given is each element's element symbol, atomic number, atomic mass or most stable isotope, and group and period numbers on the periodic table.
Categories and subcategories in the metal–nonmetal range
| Metal | Metalloid | Nonmetal | Unknown chemical properties |
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| Alkali metal |
Alkaline earth metal |
Inner transition metal | Transition metal |
Post-transition metal |
Other nonmetal |
Halogen | Noble gas |
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| Lanthanide | Actinide | |||||||||
| Name | Symbol | Atomic Number | Atomic Mass | Group | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actinium | Ac | 89 | [227] | 7 | |
| Aluminium (Aluminium) | Al | 13 | 26.9815386(8) | 13 | 3 |
| Americium | Am | 95 | [243] | 7 | |
| Antimony (Stibium) | Sb | 51 | 121.760(1) | 15 | 5 |
| Argon | Ar | 18 | 39.948(1) | 18 | 3 |
| Arsenic | As | 33 | 74.92160(2) | 15 | 4 |
| Astatine | At | 85 | [210] | 17 | 6 |
| Barium | Ba | 56 | 137.327(7) | 2 | 6 |
| Berkelium | Bk | 97 | [247] | 7 | |
| Beryllium | Be | 4 | 9.012182(3) | 2 | 2 |
| Bismuth | Bi | 83 | 208.98040(1) | 15 | 6 |
| Bohrium | Bh | 107 | [264] | 7 | 7 |
| Boron | B | 5 | 10.811(7) | 13 | 2 |
| Bromine | Br | 35 | 79.904(1) | 17 | 4 |
| Cadmium | Cd | 48 | 112.411(8) | 12 | 5 |
| Caesium (Cesium) | Cs | 55 | 132.9054519(2) | 1 | 6 |
| Calcium | Ca | 20 | 40.078(4) | 2 | 4 |
| Californium | Cf | 98 | [251] | 7 | |
| Carbon | C | 6 | 12.0107(8) | 14 | 2 |
| Cerium | Ce | 58 | 140.116(1) | 6 | |
| Chlorine | Cl | 17 | 35.453(2) | 17 | 3 |
| Chromium | Cr | 24 | 51.9961(6) | 6 | 4 |
| Cobalt | Co | 27 | 58.933195(5) | 9 | 4 |
| Copper (Cuprum) | Cu | 29 | 63.546(3) | 11 | 4 |
| Curium | Cm | 96 | [247] | 7 | |
| Darmstadtium | Ds | 110 | [271] | 10 | 7 |
| Dubnium | Db | 105 | [262] | 5 | 7 |
| Dysprosium | Dy | 66 | 162.500(1) | 6 | |
| Einsteinium | Es | 99 | [252] | 7 | |
| Erbium | Er | 68 | 167.259(3) | 6 | |
| Europium | Eu | 63 | 151.964(1) | 6 | |
| Fermium | Fm | 100 | [257] | 7 | |
| Fluorine | F | 9 | 18.9984032(5) | 17 | 2 |
| Francium | Fr | 87 | [223] | 1 | 7 |
| Gadolinium | Gd | 64 | 157.25(3) | 6 | |
| Gallium | Ga | 31 | 69.723(1) | 13 | 4 |
| Germanium | Ge | 32 | 72.64(1) | 14 | 4 |
| Gold (Aurum) | Au | 79 | 196.966569(4) | 11 | 6 |
| Hafnium | Hf | 72 | 178.49(2) | 4 | 6 |
| Hassium | Hs | 108 | [277] | 8 | 7 |
| Helium | He | 2 | 4.002602(2) | 18 | 1 |
| Holmium | Ho | 67 | 164.93032(2) | 6 | |
| Hydrogen | H | 1 | 1.00794(7) | 1 | 1 |
| Indium | In | 49 | 114.818(3) | 13 | 5 |
| Iodine | I | 53 | 126.90447(3) | 17 | 5 |
| Iridium | Ir | 77 | 192.217(3) | 9 | 6 |
| Iron (Ferrum) | Fe | 26 | 55.845(2) | 8 | 4 |
| Krypton | Kr | 36 | 83.798(2) | 18 | 4 |
| Lanthanum | La | 57 | 138.90547(7) | 6 | |
| Lawrencium | Lr | 103 | [262] | 3 | 7 |
| Lead (Plumbum) | Pb | 82 | 207.2(1) | 14 | 6 |
| Lithium | Li | 3 | 6.941(2) | 1 | 2 |
| Lutetium | Lu | 71 | 174.967(1) | 3 | 6 |
| Magnesium | Mg | 12 | 24.3050(6) | 2 | 3 |
| Manganese | Mn | 25 | 54.938045(5) | 7 | 4 |
| Meitnerium | Mt | 109 | [268] | 9 | 7 |
| Mendelevium | Md | 101 | [258] | 7 | |
| Mercury (Hydrargyrum) | Hg | 80 | 200.59(2) | 12 | 6 |
| Molybdenum | Mo | 42 | 95.94(2) | 6 | 5 |
| Neodymium | Nd | 60 | 144.242(3) | 6 | |
| Neon | Ne | 10 | 20.1797(6) | 18 | 2 |
| Neptunium | Np | 93 | [237] | 7 | |
| Nickel | Ni | 28 | 58.6934(2) | 10 | 4 |
| Niobium | Nb | 41 | 92.906 38(2) | 5 | 5 |
| Nitrogen | N | 7 | 14.0067(2) | 15 | 2 |
| Nobelium | No | 102 | [259] | 7 | |
| Osmium | Os | 76 | 190.23(3) | 8 | 6 |
| Oxygen | O | 8 | 15.9994(3) | 16 | 2 |
| Palladium | Pd | 46 | 106.42(1) | 10 | 5 |
| Phosphorus | P | 15 | 30.973762(2) | 15 | 3 |
| Platinum | Pt | 78 | 195.084(9) | 10 | 6 |
| Plutonium | Pu | 94 | [244] | 7 | |
| Polonium | Po | 84 | [210] | 16 | 6 |
| Potassium (Kalium) | K | 19 | 39.0983(1) | 1 | 4 |
| Praseodymium | Pr | 59 | 140.90765(2) | 6 | |
| Promethium | Pm | 61 | [145] | 6 | |
| Protactinium | Pa | 91 | 231.03588(2) | 7 | |
| Radium | Ra | 88 | [226] | 2 | 7 |
| Radon | Rn | 86 | [220] | 18 | 6 |
| Rhenium | Re | 75 | 186.207(1) | 7 | 6 |
| Rhodium | Rh | 45 | 102.905 50(2) | 9 | 5 |
| Roentgenium | Rg | 111 | [272] | 11 | 7 |
| Rubidium | Rb | 37 | 85.4678(3) | 1 | 5 |
| Ruthenium | Ru | 44 | 101.07(2) | 8 | 5 |
| Rutherfordium | Rf | 104 | 261 | 4 | 7 |
| Samarium | Sm | 62 | 150.36(2) | 6 | |
| Scandium | Sc | 21 | 44.955912(6) | 3 | 4 |
| Seaborgium | Sg | 106 | [266] | 6 | 7 |
| Selenium | Se | 34 | 78.96(3) | 16 | 4 |
| Silicon | Si | 14 | 28.0855(3) | 14 | 3 |
| Silver (Argentum) | Ag | 47 | 107.8682(2) | 11 | 5 |
| Sodium (Natrium) | Na | 11 | 22.98976928(2) | 1 | 3 |
| Strontium | Sr | 38 | 87.62(1) | 2 | 5 |
| Sulfur | S | 16 | 32.065(5) | 16 | 3 |
| Tantalum | Ta | 73 | 180.94788(2) | 5 | 6 |
| Technetium | Tc | 43 | 7 | 5 | |
| Tellurium | Te | 52 | 127.60(3) | 16 | 5 |
| Terbium | Tb | 65 | 158.92535(2) | 6 | |
| Thallium | Tl | 81 | 204.3833(2) | 13 | 6 |
| Thorium | Th | 90 | 232.03806(2) | 7 | |
| Thulium | Tm | 69 | 168.93421(2) | 6 | |
| Tin (Stannum) | Sn | 50 | 118.710(7) | 14 | 5 |
| Titanium | Ti | 22 | 47.867(1) | 4 | 4 |
| Tungsten (Wolfram) | W | 74 | 183.84(1) | 6 | 6 |
| Ununbium | Uub | 112 | [285] | 12 | 7 |
| Ununhexium | Uuh | 116 | [292] | 16 | 7 |
| Ununoctium | Uuo | 118 | [294] | 18 | 7 |
| Ununpentium | Uup | 115 | [288] | 15 | 7 |
| Ununquadium | Uuq | 114 | [289] | 14 | 7 |
| Ununtrium | Uut | 113 | [284] | 13 | 7 |
| Uranium | U | 92 | 238.02891(3) | 7 | |
| Vanadium | V | 23 | 50.9415(1) | 5 | 4 |
| Xenon | Xe | 54 | 131.293(6) | 18 | 5 |
| Ytterbium | Yb | 70 | 173.04(3) | 6 | |
| Yttrium | Y | 39 | 88.90585(2) | 3 | 5 |
| Zinc | Zn | 30 | 65.409(4) | 12 | 4 |
| Zirconium | Zr | 40 | 91.224(2) | 4 | 5 |
Categories and subcategories in the metal–nonmetal range
| Metal | Metalloid | Nonmetal | Unknown chemical properties |
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| Alkali metal |
Alkaline earth metal |
Inner transition metal | Transition metal |
Post-transition metal |
Other nonmetal |
Halogen | Noble gas |
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| Lanthanide | Actinide | |||||||||
