List of chemical elements
As of December 2015, 118 chemical elements are identified. A chemical element or element is a species of atoms having the same number of protons in their atomic nuclei (i.e. the same atomic number, or Z). [1] Therefore, the elements can be listed by the number of protons in the atom of each element as listed below.
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Z[upper-roman 1] | Symbol | Element | Origin of name[2][3] | Group | Period | Atomic weight[4][5] (u (±)) | Density (g/cm3) | Melt (K) [6] | Boil (K) | C[upper-roman 1] (J/g · K) | χ[upper-roman 1] | Abundance in Earth's crust[upper-roman 2] (mg/kg) |
1 | H | Hydrogen | composed of the Greek elements hydro- and -gen meaning 'water-forming' | 1 | 1 | 1.008[upper-roman 3][upper-roman 4][upper-roman 5][upper-roman 6] | 0.00008988 | 14.01 | 20.28 | 14.304 | 2.20 | 1400 |
2 | He | Helium | the Greek helios, 'sun' | 18 | 1 | 4.002602(2)[upper-roman 3][upper-roman 5] | 0.0001785 | —[upper-roman 7] | 4.22 | 5.193 | – | 0.008 |
3 | Li | Lithium | the Greek lithos, 'stone' | 1 | 2 | 6.94[upper-roman 3][upper-roman 4][upper-roman 5][upper-roman 8][upper-roman 6] | 0.534 | 453.69 | 1560 | 3.582 | 0.98 | 20 |
4 | Be | Beryllium | beryl, a mineral | 2 | 2 | 9.0121831(5) | 1.85 | 1560 | 2742 | 1.825 | 1.57 | 2.8 |
5 | B | Boron | borax, a mineral | 13 | 2 | 10.81[upper-roman 3][upper-roman 4][upper-roman 5][upper-roman 6] | 2.34 | 2349 | 4200 | 1.026 | 2.04 | 10 |
6 | C | Carbon | the Latin carbo, 'coal' | 14 | 2 | 12.011[upper-roman 3][upper-roman 5][upper-roman 6] | 2.267 | 3800 | 4300 | 0.709 | 2.55 | 200 |
7 | N | Nitrogen | the Greek nitron and '-gen' meaning 'niter-forming' | 15 | 2 | 14.007[upper-roman 3][upper-roman 5][upper-roman 6] | 0.0012506 | 63.15 | 77.36 | 1.04 | 3.04 | 19 |
8 | O | Oxygen | from the Greek oxy-, both 'sharp' and 'acid', and -gen, meaning 'acid-forming' | 16 | 2 | 15.999[upper-roman 3][upper-roman 5][upper-roman 6] | 0.001429 | 54.36 | 90.20 | 0.918 | 3.44 | 461000 |
9 | F | Fluorine | the Latin fluere, 'to flow' | 17 | 2 | 18.998403163(6) | 0.001696 | 53.53 | 85.03 | 0.824 | 3.98 | 585 |
10 | Ne | Neon | the Greek neos, meaning 'new' | 18 | 2 | 20.1797(6)[upper-roman 3][upper-roman 4] | 0.0008999 | 24.56 | 27.07 | 1.03 | – | 0.005 |
11 | Na | Sodium | the English word soda (natrium in Latin) | 1 | 3 | 22.98976928(2) | 0.971 | 370.87 | 1156 | 1.228 | 0.93 | 23600 |
12 | Mg | Magnesium | Magnesia, a district of Eastern Thessaly in Greece | 2 | 3 | 24.305[upper-roman 6] | 1.738 | 923 | 1363 | 1.023 | 1.31 | 23300 |
13 | Al | Aluminium | from alumina, a compound (originally aluminum) | 13 | 3 | 26.9815385(7) | 2.698 | 933.47 | 2792 | 0.897 | 1.61 | 82300 |
14 | Si | Silicon | from the Latin silex, 'flint' (originally silicium) | 14 | 3 | 28.085[upper-roman 5][upper-roman 6] | 2.3296 | 1687 | 3538 | 0.705 | 1.9 | 282000 |
15 | P | Phosphorus | the Greek phoosphoros, 'carrying light' | 15 | 3 | 30.973761998(5) | 1.82 | 317.30 | 550 | 0.769 | 2.19 | 1050 |
16 | S | Sulfur | the Latin sulphur, 'fire and brimstone' | 16 | 3 | 32.06[upper-roman 3][upper-roman 5][upper-roman 6] | 2.067 | 388.36 | 717.87 | 0.71 | 2.58 | 350 |
17 | Cl | Chlorine | the Greek chloros, 'greenish yellow' | 17 | 3 | 35.45[upper-roman 3][upper-roman 4][upper-roman 5][upper-roman 6] | 0.003214 | 171.6 | 239.11 | 0.479 | 3.16 | 145 |
18 | Ar | Argon | the Greek argos, 'idle' | 18 | 3 | 39.948(1)[upper-roman 3][upper-roman 5] | 0.0017837 | 83.80 | 87.30 | 0.52 | – | 3.5 |
19 | K | Potassium | New Latin potassa, 'potash' (kalium in Latin) | 1 | 4 | 39.0983(1) | 0.862 | 336.53 | 1032 | 0.757 | 0.82 | 20900 |
20 | Ca | Calcium | the Latin calx, 'lime' | 2 | 4 | 40.078(4)[upper-roman 3] | 1.54 | 1115 | 1757 | 0.647 | 1 | 41500 |
21 | Sc | Scandium | Scandia, the Latin name for Scandinavia | 3 | 4 | 44.955908(5) | 2.989 | 1814 | 3109 | 0.568 | 1.36 | 22 |
22 | Ti | Titanium | Titans, the sons of the Earth goddess of Greek mythology | 4 | 4 | 47.867(1) | 4.54 | 1941 | 3560 | 0.523 | 1.54 | 5650 |
23 | V | Vanadium | Vanadis, an Old Norse name for the Scandinavian goddess Freyja | 5 | 4 | 50.9415(1) | 6.11 | 2183 | 3680 | 0.489 | 1.63 | 120 |
24 | Cr | Chromium | the Greek chroma, 'color' | 6 | 4 | 51.9961(6) | 7.15 | 2180 | 2944 | 0.449 | 1.66 | 102 |
25 | Mn | Manganese | corrupted from magnesia negra, see Magnesium | 7 | 4 | 54.938044(3) | 7.44 | 1519 | 2334 | 0.479 | 1.55 | 950 |
26 | Fe | Iron | English word (ferrum in Latin) | 8 | 4 | 55.845(2) | 7.874 | 1811 | 3134 | 0.449 | 1.83 | 56300 |
27 | Co | Cobalt | the German word Kobold, 'goblin' | 9 | 4 | 58.933194(4) | 8.86 | 1768 | 3200 | 0.421 | 1.88 | 25 |
28 | Ni | Nickel | from Swedish kopparnickel, containing the German word Nickel, 'goblin' | 10 | 4 | 58.6934(4) | 8.912 | 1728 | 3186 | 0.444 | 1.91 | 84 |
29 | Cu | Copper | English word (Latin cuprum) | 11 | 4 | 63.546(3)[upper-roman 5] | 8.96 | 1357.77 | 2835 | 0.385 | 1.9 | 60 |
30 | Zn | Zinc | the German Zink | 12 | 4 | 65.38(2) | 7.134 | 692.88 | 1180 | 0.388 | 1.65 | 70 |
31 | Ga | Gallium | Gallia, the Latin name for France | 13 | 4 | 69.723(1) | 5.907 | 302.9146 | 2673 | 0.371 | 1.81 | 19 |
32 | Ge | Germanium | Germania, the Latin name for Germany | 14 | 4 | 72.630(8) | 5.323 | 1211.40 | 3106 | 0.32 | 2.01 | 1.5 |
33 | As | Arsenic | English word (Latin arsenicum) | 15 | 4 | 74.921595(6) | 5.776 | 1090 [upper-roman 9] | 887 | 0.329 | 2.18 | 1.8 |
34 | Se | Selenium | the Greek selene, 'moon' | 16 | 4 | 78.971(8)[upper-roman 5] | 4.809 | 453 | 958 | 0.321 | 2.55 | 0.05 |
35 | Br | Bromine | the Greek bromos, 'stench' | 17 | 4 | 79.904[upper-roman 6] | 3.122 | 265.8 | 332.0 | 0.474 | 2.96 | 2.4 |
36 | Kr | Krypton | the Greek kryptos, 'hidden' | 18 | 4 | 83.798(2)[upper-roman 3][upper-roman 4] | 0.003733 | 115.79 | 119.93 | 0.248 | 3 | 1×10−4 |
37 | Rb | Rubidium | the Latin rubidus, 'deep red' | 1 | 5 | 85.4678(3)[upper-roman 3] | 1.532 | 312.46 | 961 | 0.363 | 0.82 | 90 |
38 | Sr | Strontium | Strontian, a small town in Scotland | 2 | 5 | 87.62(1)[upper-roman 3][upper-roman 5] | 2.64 | 1050 | 1655 | 0.301 | 0.95 | 370 |
39 | Y | Yttrium | Ytterby, Sweden | 3 | 5 | 88.90584(2) | 4.469 | 1799 | 3609 | 0.298 | 1.22 | 33 |
40 | Zr | Zirconium | Persian Zargun, 'gold-colored'; German Zirkoon, 'jargoon' | 4 | 5 | 91.224(2)[upper-roman 3] | 6.506 | 2128 | 4682 | 0.278 | 1.33 | 165 |
41 | Nb | Niobium | Niobe, daughter of king Tantalus from Greek mythology | 5 | 5 | 92.90637(2) | 8.57 | 2750 | 5017 | 0.265 | 1.6 | 20 |
42 | Mo | Molybdenum | the Greek molybdos meaning 'lead' | 6 | 5 | 95.95(1)[upper-roman 3] | 10.22 | 2896 | 4912 | 0.251 | 2.16 | 1.2 |
43 | Tc | Technetium | the Greek tekhnètos meaning 'artificial' | 7 | 5 | [98][upper-roman 10] | 11.5 | 2430 | 4538 | – | 1.9 | ~ 3×10−9[upper-roman 11] |
44 | Ru | Ruthenium | Ruthenia, the New Latin name for Russia | 8 | 5 | 101.07(2)[upper-roman 3] | 12.37 | 2607 | 4423 | 0.238 | 2.2 | 0.001 |
45 | Rh | Rhodium | the Greek rhodos, meaning 'rose coloured' | 9 | 5 | 102.90550(2) | 12.41 | 2237 | 3968 | 0.243 | 2.28 | 0.001 |
46 | Pd | Palladium | the then recently discovered asteroid Pallas, considered a planet at the time | 10 | 5 | 106.42(1)[upper-roman 3] | 12.02 | 1828.05 | 3236 | 0.244 | 2.2 | 0.015 |
47 | Ag | Silver | English word (argentum in Latin) | 11 | 5 | 107.8682(2)[upper-roman 3] | 10.501 | 1234.93 | 2435 | 0.235 | 1.93 | 0.075 |
48 | Cd | Cadmium | the New Latin cadmia, from King Kadmos | 12 | 5 | 112.414(4)[upper-roman 3] | 8.69 | 594.22 | 1040 | 0.232 | 1.69 | 0.159 |
49 | In | Indium | indigo | 13 | 5 | 114.818(1) | 7.31 | 429.75 | 2345 | 0.233 | 1.78 | 0.25 |
50 | Sn | Tin | English word (stannum in Latin) | 14 | 5 | 118.710(7)[upper-roman 3] | 7.287 | 505.08 | 2875 | 0.228 | 1.96 | 2.3 |
51 | Sb | Antimony | uncertain: perhaps from the Greek anti, 'against', and monos, 'alone', or the Old French antimoine, 'Monk's bane' (stibium in Latin) | 15 | 5 | 121.760(1)[upper-roman 3] | 6.685 | 903.78 | 1860 | 0.207 | 2.05 | 0.2 |
52 | Te | Tellurium | Latin tellus, 'earth' | 16 | 5 | 127.60(3)[upper-roman 3] | 6.232 | 722.66 | 1261 | 0.202 | 2.1 | 0.001 |
53 | I | Iodine | French iode (after the Greek ioeides, 'violet') | 17 | 5 | 126.90447(3) | 4.93 | 386.85 | 457.4 | 0.214 | 2.66 | 0.45 |
54 | Xe | Xenon | the Greek xenos, 'strange' | 18 | 5 | 131.293(6)[upper-roman 3][upper-roman 4] | 0.005887 | 161.4 | 165.03 | 0.158 | 2.6 | 3×10−5 |
55 | Cs | Caesium | the Latin caesius, 'sky blue' | 1 | 6 | 132.90545196(6) | 1.873 | 301.59 | 944 | 0.242 | 0.79 | 3 |
56 | Ba | Barium | the Greek barys, 'heavy' | 2 | 6 | 137.327(7) | 3.594 | 1000 | 2170 | 0.204 | 0.89 | 425 |
57 | La | Lanthanum | the Greek lanthanein, 'to lie hidden' | 3 | 6 | 138.90547(7)[upper-roman 3] | 6.145 | 1193 | 3737 | 0.195 | 1.1 | 39 |
58 | Ce | Cerium | the then recently discovered asteroid Ceres, considered a planet at the time | 6 | 140.116(1)[upper-roman 3] | 6.77 | 1068 | 3716 | 0.192 | 1.12 | 66.5 | |
59 | Pr | Praseodymium | the Greek praseios didymos meaning 'green twin' | 6 | 140.90766(2) | 6.773 | 1208 | 3793 | 0.193 | 1.13 | 9.2 | |
60 | Nd | Neodymium | the Greek neos didymos meaning 'new twin' | 6 | 144.242(3)[upper-roman 3] | 7.007 | 1297 | 3347 | 0.19 | 1.14 | 41.5 | |
61 | Pm | Promethium | Prometheus of Greek mythology who stole fire from the Gods and gave it to humans | 6 | [145][upper-roman 10] | 7.26 | 1315 | 3273 | – | 1.13 | 2×10−19[upper-roman 11] | |
62 | Sm | Samarium | Samarskite, the name of the mineral from which it was first isolated | 6 | 150.36(2)[upper-roman 3] | 7.52 | 1345 | 2067 | 0.197 | 1.17 | 7.05 | |
63 | Eu | Europium | Europe | 6 | 151.964(1)[upper-roman 3] | 5.243 | 1099 | 1802 | 0.182 | 1.2 | 2 | |
64 | Gd | Gadolinium | Johan Gadolin, chemist, physicist and mineralogist | 6 | 157.25(3)[upper-roman 3] | 7.895 | 1585 | 3546 | 0.236 | 1.2 | 6.2 | |
65 | Tb | Terbium | Ytterby, Sweden | 6 | 158.92535(2) | 8.229 | 1629 | 3503 | 0.182 | 1.2 | 1.2 | |
66 | Dy | Dysprosium | the Greek dysprositos, 'hard to get' | 6 | 162.500(1)[upper-roman 3] | 8.55 | 1680 | 2840 | 0.17 | 1.22 | 5.2 | |
67 | Ho | Holmium | Holmia, the New Latin name for Stockholm | 6 | 164.93033(2) | 8.795 | 1734 | 2993 | 0.165 | 1.23 | 1.3 | |
68 | Er | Erbium | Ytterby, Sweden | 6 | 167.259(3)[upper-roman 3] | 9.066 | 1802 | 3141 | 0.168 | 1.24 | 3.5 | |
69 | Tm | Thulium | Thule, the ancient name for Scandinavia | 6 | 168.93422(2) | 9.321 | 1818 | 2223 | 0.16 | 1.25 | 0.52 | |
70 | Yb | Ytterbium | Ytterby, Sweden | 6 | 173.045(10)[upper-roman 3] | 6.965 | 1097 | 1469 | 0.155 | 1.1 | 3.2 | |
71 | Lu | Lutetium | Lutetia, the Latin name for Paris | 6 | 174.9668(1)[upper-roman 3] | 9.84 | 1925 | 3675 | 0.154 | 1.27 | 0.8 | |
72 | Hf | Hafnium | Hafnia, the New Latin name for Copenhagen | 4 | 6 | 178.49(2) | 13.31 | 2506 | 4876 | 0.144 | 1.3 | 3 |
73 | Ta | Tantalum | King Tantalus, father of Niobe from Greek mythology | 5 | 6 | 180.94788(2) | 16.654 | 3290 | 5731 | 0.14 | 1.5 | 2 |
74 | W | Tungsten | the Swedish tung sten, 'heavy stone' (W is wolfram, the old name of the tungsten mineral wolframite) | 6 | 6 | 183.84(1) | 19.25 | 3695 | 5828 | 0.132 | 2.36 | 1.3 |
75 | Re | Rhenium | Rhenus, the Latin name for the river Rhine | 7 | 6 | 186.207(1) | 21.02 | 3459 | 5869 | 0.137 | 1.9 | 7×10−4 |
76 | Os | Osmium | the Greek osmè, meaning 'smell' | 8 | 6 | 190.23(3)[upper-roman 3] | 22.61 | 3306 | 5285 | 0.13 | 2.2 | 0.002 |
77 | Ir | Iridium | Iris, the Greek goddess of the rainbow | 9 | 6 | 192.217(3) | 22.56 | 2719 | 4701 | 0.131 | 2.2 | 0.001 |
78 | Pt | Platinum | the Spanish platina, meaning 'little silver' | 10 | 6 | 195.084(9) | 21.46 | 2041.4 | 4098 | 0.133 | 2.28 | 0.005 |
79 | Au | Gold | English word (aurum in Latin) | 11 | 6 | 196.966569(5) | 19.282 | 1337.33 | 3129 | 0.129 | 2.54 | 0.004 |
80 | Hg | Mercury | the New Latin name mercurius, named after the Roman god (Hg from former name hydrargyrum, from Greek hydr-, 'water', and argyros, 'silver') | 12 | 6 | 200.592(3) | 13.5336 | 234.43 | 629.88 | 0.14 | 2 | 0.085 |
81 | Tl | Thallium | the Greek thallos, 'green twig' | 13 | 6 | 204.38[upper-roman 6] | 11.85 | 577 | 1746 | 0.129 | 1.62 | 0.85 |
82 | Pb | Lead | English word (plumbum in Latin) | 14 | 6 | 207.2(1)[upper-roman 3][upper-roman 5] | 11.342 | 600.61 | 2022 | 0.129 | 1.87 | 14 |
83 | Bi | Bismuth | Uncertain, possibly Arabic or German | 15 | 6 | 208.98040(1)[upper-roman 10] | 9.807 | 544.7 | 1837 | 0.122 | 2.02 | 0.009 |
84 | Po | Polonium | Named after the home country of Marie Curie (Polonia, Latin for Poland), who is also the discoverer of Radium | 16 | 6 | [209][upper-roman 10] | 9.32 | 527 | 1235 | – | 2.0 | 2×10−10[upper-roman 11] |
85 | At | Astatine | the Greek astatos, 'unstable' | 17 | 6 | [210][upper-roman 10] | 7 | 575 | 610 | – | 2.2 | 3×10−20[upper-roman 11] |
86 | Rn | Radon | From radium, as it was first detected as an emission from radium during radioactive decay | 18 | 6 | [222][upper-roman 10] | 0.00973 | 202 | 211.3 | 0.094 | 2.2 | 4×10−13[upper-roman 11] |
87 | Fr | Francium | Francia, the New Latin name for France | 1 | 7 | [223][upper-roman 10] | 1.87 | 300 | 950 | – | 0.7 | ~ 1×10−18[upper-roman 11] |
88 | Ra | Radium | the Latin radius, 'ray' | 2 | 7 | [226][upper-roman 10] | 5.5 | 973 | 2010 | 0.094 | 0.9 | 9×10−7[upper-roman 11] |
89 | Ac | Actinium | the Greek aktis, 'ray' | 3 | 7 | [227][upper-roman 10] | 10.07 | 1323 | 3471 | 0.12 | 1.1 | 5.5×10−10[upper-roman 11] |
90 | Th | Thorium | Thor, the Scandinavian god of thunder | 7 | 232.0377(4)[upper-roman 10][upper-roman 3] | 11.72 | 2115 | 5061 | 0.113 | 1.3 | 9.6 | |
91 | Pa | Protactinium | the Greek protos, 'first', and actinium, which is produced through the radioactive decay of protactinium | 7 | 231.03588(2)[upper-roman 10] | 15.37 | 1841 | 4300 | – | 1.5 | 1.4×10−6[upper-roman 11] | |
92 | U | Uranium | Uranus, the seventh planet in the Solar System | 7 | 238.02891(3)[upper-roman 10] | 18.95 | 1405.3 | 4404 | 0.116 | 1.38 | 2.7 | |
93 | Np | Neptunium | Neptune, the eighth planet in the Solar System | 7 | [237][upper-roman 10] | 20.45 | 917 | 4273 | – | 1.36 | ≤ 3×10−12[upper-roman 11] | |
94 | Pu | Plutonium | Pluto, a dwarf planet in the Solar System (then considered the ninth planet) | 7 | [244][upper-roman 10] | 19.84 | 912.5 | 3501 | – | 1.28 | ≤ 3×10−11[upper-roman 11] | |
95 | Am | Americium | The Americas, as the element was first synthesized on the continent, by analogy with europium | 7 | [243][upper-roman 10] | 13.69 | 1449 | 2880 | – | 1.13 | 0[upper-roman 12] | |
96 | Cm | Curium | Pierre Curie, a physicist, and Marie Curie, a physicist and chemist, named after great scientists by analogy with gadolinium | 7 | [247][upper-roman 10] | 13.51 | 1613 | 3383 | – | 1.28 | 0[upper-roman 12] | |
97 | Bk | Berkelium | Berkeley, California, where the element was first synthesized, by analogy with terbium | 7 | [247][upper-roman 10] | 14.79 | 1259 | 2900 | – | 1.3 | 0[upper-roman 12] | |
98 | Cf | Californium | California, where the element was first synthesized | 7 | [251][upper-roman 10] | 15.1 | 1173 | (1743)[upper-roman 13] | – | 1.3 | 0[upper-roman 12] | |
99 | Es | Einsteinium | Albert Einstein, physicist | 7 | [252][upper-roman 10] | 8.84 | 1133 | (1269)[upper-roman 13] | – | 1.3 | 0[upper-roman 12] | |
100 | Fm | Fermium | Enrico Fermi, physicist | 7 | [257][upper-roman 10] | (9.7)[upper-roman 13] | (1125)[upper-roman 13] | – | – | 1.3 | 0[upper-roman 12] | |
101 | Md | Mendelevium | Dmitri Mendeleev, chemist and inventor | 7 | [258][upper-roman 10] | (10.3)[upper-roman 13] | (1100)[upper-roman 13] | – | – | 1.3 | 0[upper-roman 12] | |
102 | No | Nobelium | Alfred Nobel, chemist, engineer, innovator, and armaments manufacturer | 7 | [259][upper-roman 10] | (9.9)[upper-roman 13] | (1100)[upper-roman 13] | – | – | 1.3 | 0[upper-roman 12] | |
103 | Lr | Lawrencium | Ernest O. Lawrence, physicist | 7 | [266][upper-roman 10] | (15.6)[upper-roman 13] | (1900)[upper-roman 13] | – | – | 1.3 | 0[upper-roman 12] | |
104 | Rf | Rutherfordium | Ernest Rutherford, chemist and physicist | 4 | 7 | [267][upper-roman 10] | (23.2)[upper-roman 13] | (2400)[upper-roman 13] | (5800)[upper-roman 13] | – | – | 0[upper-roman 12] |
105 | Db | Dubnium | Dubna, Russia | 5 | 7 | [268][upper-roman 10] | (29.3)[upper-roman 13] | – | – | – | – | 0[upper-roman 12] |
106 | Sg | Seaborgium | Glenn T. Seaborg, scientist | 6 | 7 | [269][upper-roman 10] | (35.0)[upper-roman 13] | – | – | – | – | 0[upper-roman 12] |
107 | Bh | Bohrium | Niels Bohr, physicist | 7 | 7 | [270][upper-roman 10] | (37.1)[upper-roman 13] | – | – | – | – | 0[upper-roman 12] |
108 | Hs | Hassium | Hesse, Germany, where the element was first synthesized | 8 | 7 | [277][upper-roman 10] | (40.7)[upper-roman 13] | – | – | – | – | 0[upper-roman 12] |
109 | Mt | Meitnerium | Lise Meitner, physicist | 9 | 7 | [278][upper-roman 10] | (37.4)[upper-roman 13] | – | – | – | – | 0[upper-roman 12] |
110 | Ds | Darmstadtium | Darmstadt, Germany, where the element was first synthesized | 10 | 7 | [281][upper-roman 10] | (34.8)[upper-roman 13] | – | – | – | – | 0[upper-roman 12] |
111 | Rg | Roentgenium | Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, physicist | 11 | 7 | [282][upper-roman 10] | (28.7)[upper-roman 13] | – | – | – | – | 0[upper-roman 12] |
112 | Cn | Copernicium | Nicolaus Copernicus, astronomer | 12 | 7 | [285][upper-roman 10] | (23.7)[upper-roman 13] | – | ~357[upper-roman 14] | – | – | 0[upper-roman 12] |
113 | Nh | Nihonium | the Japanese name for Japan, Nihon, where the element was first synthesized | 13 | 7 | [286][upper-roman 10] | (16)[upper-roman 13] | (700)[upper-roman 13] | (1400)[upper-roman 13] | – | – | 0[upper-roman 12] |
114 | Fl | Flerovium | Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions, part of JINR where the element was synthesized; itself named for Georgy Flyorov, physicist | 14 | 7 | [289][upper-roman 10] | (14)[upper-roman 13] | – | ~210 | – | – | 0[upper-roman 12] |
115 | Mc | Moscovium | Moscow Oblast, Russia, where the element was first synthesized | 15 | 7 | [290][upper-roman 10] | (13.5)[upper-roman 13] | (700)[upper-roman 13] | (1400)[upper-roman 13] | – | – | 0[upper-roman 12] |
116 | Lv | Livermorium | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (in Livermore, California) which collaborated with JINR on its synthesis | 16 | 7 | [293][upper-roman 10] | (12.9)[upper-roman 13] | (709)[upper-roman 13] | (1085)[upper-roman 13] | – | – | 0[upper-roman 12] |
117 | Ts | Tennessine | Tennessee, United States | 17 | 7 | [294][upper-roman 10] | (7.2)[upper-roman 13] | (723)[upper-roman 13] | (883)[upper-roman 13] | – | – | 0[upper-roman 12] |
118 | Og | Oganesson | Yuri Oganessian, physicist | 18 | 7 | [294][upper-roman 10] | (5.0)[upper-roman 13][upper-roman 15] | – | (350)[upper-roman 13] | – | – | 0[upper-roman 12] |
Notes
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See also
- List of scientists whose names are used in chemical element names
- List of places used in the names of chemical elements
- List of chemical element name etymologies
References
- ↑ IUPAC (ed.). "chemical element". International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. doi:10.1351/goldbook.C01022.
- ↑ "Periodic Table – Royal Society of Chemistry". www.rsc.org.
- ↑ "Online Etymology Dictionary". etymonline.com.
- ↑ Wieser, Michael E.; et al. (2013). "Atomic weights of the elements 2011 (IUPAC Technical Report)". Pure Appl. Chem. IUPAC. 85 (5): 1047–1078. doi:10.1351/PAC-REP-13-03-02. (for standard atomic weights of elements)
- ↑ Sonzogni, Alejandro. "Interactive Chart of Nuclides". National Nuclear Data Center: Brookhaven National Laboratory. Retrieved 2008-06-06. (for atomic weights of elements with atomic numbers 103–118)
- ↑ Holman, S. W.; Lawrence, R. R.; Barr, L. (1 January 1895). "Melting Points of Aluminum, Silver, Gold, Copper, and Platinum". Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 31: 218–233. doi:10.2307/20020628.
External links
- Atoms made thinkable, an interactive visualisation of the elements allowing physical and chemical properties to be compared
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