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Hydrogen
H
1

Hydrogen

Nonmetal
1.00794
Gas
1s1
Cavendish - 1766

Helium
He
2

Helium

Noble Gas
4.002602
Gas
1s2
Janssen - 1868

Lithium
Li
3

Lithium

Alkali Metal
6.941
Solid
[He] 2s1
Arfvedson - 1817

Beryllium
Be
4

Beryllium

Alkaline Earth Metal
9.012182
Solid
[He] 2s2
Vaulquelin - 1798

Boron
B
5

Boron

Metalloid
10.811
Solid
[He] 2s2 2p1
Gay-Lussac - 1808

Carbon
C
6

Carbon

Nonmetal
12.0107
Solid
[He] 2s2 2p2
Prehistoric -

Nitrogen
N
7

Nitrogen

Nonmetal
14.0067
Gas
[He] 2s2 2p3
Rutherford - 1772

Oxygen
O
8

Oxygen

Nonmetal
15.9994
Gas
[He] 2s2 2p4
Priestley/Scheele - 1774

Fluorine
F
9

Fluorine

Halogen
18.9984032
Gas
[He] 2s2 2p5
Moissan - 1886

Neon
Ne
10

Neon

Noble Gas
20.1797
Gas
[He] 2s2 2p6
Ramsay and Travers - 1898

Sodium
Na
11

Sodium

Alkali Metal
22.98976928
Solid
[Ne] 3s1
Davy - 1807

Magnesium
Mg
12

Magnesium

Alkaline Earth Metal
24.305
Solid
[Ne] 3s2
Black - 1755

Aluminum
Al
13

Aluminum

Metal
26.9815386
Solid
[Ne] 3s2 3p1
Wšhler - 1827

Silicon
Si
14

Silicon

Metalloid
28.0855
Solid
[Ne] 3s2 3p2
Berzelius - 1824

Phosphorus
P
15

Phosphorus

Nonmetal
30.973762
Solid
[Ne] 3s2 3p3
BranBrand - 1669

Sulfur
S
16

Sulfur

Nonmetal
32.065
Solid
[Ne] 3s2 3p4
Prehistoric -

Chlorine
Cl
17

Chlorine

Halogen
35.453
Gas
[Ne] 3s2 3p5
Scheele - 1774

Argon
Ar
18

Argon

Noble Gas
39.948
Gas
[Ne] 3s2 3p6
Rayleigh and Ramsay - 1894

Potassium
K
19

Potassium

Alkali Metal
39.0983
Solid
[Ar] 4s1
Davy - 1807

Calcium
Ca
20

Calcium

Alkaline Earth Metal
40.078
Solid
[Ar] 4s2
Davy - 1808

Scandium
Sc
21

Scandium

Transition Metal
44.955912
Solid
[Ar] 3d1 4s2
Nilson - 1878

Titanium
Ti
22

Titanium

Transition Metal
47.867
Solid
[Ar] 3d2 4s2
Gregor - 1791

Vanadium
V
23

Vanadium

Transition Metal
50.9415
Solid
[Ar] 3d3 4s2
del Rio - 1801

Chromium
Cr
24

Chromium

Transition Metal
51.9961
Solid
[Ar] 3d5 4s1
Vauquelin - 1797

Manganese
Mn
25

Manganese

Transition Metal
54.938045
Solid
[Ar] 3d5 4s2
Gahn, Scheele - 1774

Iron
Fe
26

Iron

Transition Metal
55.845
Solid
[Ar] 3d6 4s2
Prehistoric -

Cobalt
Co
27

Cobalt

Transition Metal
58.933195
Solid
[Ar] 3d7 4s2
Brandt - 1735

Nickel
Ni
28

Nickel

Transition Metal
58.6934
Solid
[Ar] 3d8 4s2
Cronstedt - 1751

Copper
Cu
29

Copper

Transition Metal
63.546
Solid
[Ar] 3d10 4s1
Prehistoric -

Zinc
Zn
30

Zinc

Transition Metal
65.38
Solid
[Ar] 3d10 4s2
Prehistoric -

Gallium
Ga
31

Gallium

Metal
69.723
Solid
[Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p1
de Boisbaudran - 1875

Germanium
Ge
32

Germanium

Metalloid
72.64
Solid
[Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p2
Winkler - 1886

Arsenic
As
33

Arsenic

Metalloid
74.9216
Solid
[Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p3
Albertus Magnus - 1250

Selenium
Se
34

Selenium

Nonmetal
78.96
Solid
[Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p4
Berzelius - 1817

Bromine
Br
35

Bromine

Halogen
79.904
Liquid
[Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p5
Balard - 1826

Krypton
Kr
36

Krypton

Noble Gas
83.798
Gas
[Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p6
Ramsay and Travers - 1898

Rubidium
Rb
37

Rubidium

Alkali Metal
85.4678
Solid
[Kr] 5s1
Bunsen and Kirchoff - 1861

Strontium
Sr
38

Strontium

Alkaline Earth Metal
87.62
Solid
[Kr] 5s2
Davy - 1808

Yttrium
Y
39

Yttrium

Transition Metal
88.90585
Solid
[Kr] 4d1 5s2
Gadolin - 1794

Zirconium
Zr
40

Zirconium

Transition Metal
91.224
Solid
[Kr] 4d2 5s2
Klaproth - 1789

Niobium
Nb
41

Niobium

Transition Metal
92.90638
Solid
[Kr] 4d4 5s1
Hatchett - 1801

Molybdenum
Mo
42

Molybdenum

Transition Metal
95.96
Solid
[Kr] 4d5 5s1
Scheele - 1778

Technetium
Tc
43

Technetium

Transition Metal
98
Artificial
[Kr] 4d5 5s2
Perrier and SegrŽ - 1937

Ruthenium
Ru
44

Ruthenium

Transition Metal
101.07
Solid
[Kr] 4d7 5s1
Klaus - 1844

Rhodium
Rh
45

Rhodium

Transition Metal
102.9055
Solid
[Kr] 4d8 5s1
Wollaston - 1803

Palladium
Pd
46

Palladium

Transition Metal
106.42
Solid
[Kr] 4d10
Wollaston - 1803

Silver
Ag
47

Silver

Transition Metal
107.8682
Solid
[Kr] 4d10 5s1
Prehistoric -

Cadmium
Cd
48

Cadmium

Transition Metal
112.411
Solid
[Kr] 4d10 5s2
Stromeyer - 1817

Indium
In
49

Indium

Metal
114.818
Solid
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p1
Reich and Richter - 1863

Tin
Sn
50

Tin

Metal
118.71
Solid
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p2
Prehistoric -

Antimony
Sb
51

Antimony

Metalloid
121.76
Solid
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p3
Early historic times -

Tellurium
Te
52

Tellurium

Metalloid
127.6
Solid
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p4
von Reichenstein - 1782

Iodine
I
53

Iodine

Halogen
126.90447
Solid
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p5
Courtois - 1811

Xenon
Xe
54

Xenon

Noble Gas
131.293
Gas
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p6
Ramsay and Travers - 1898

Cesium
Cs
55

Cesium

Alkali Metal
132.9054519
Solid
[Xe] 6s1
Bunsen and Kirchoff - 1860

Barium
Ba
56

Barium

Alkaline Earth Metal
137.327
Solid
[Xe] 6s2
Davy - 1808

Hafnium
Hf
72

Hafnium

Transition Metal
178.49
Solid
[Xe] 4f14 5d2 6s2
Coster and von Hevesy - 1923

Tantalum
Ta
73

Tantalum

Transition Metal
180.94788
Solid
[Xe] 4f14 5d3 6s2
Ekeberg - 1801

Wolfram
W
74

Wolfram

Transition Metal
183.84
Solid
[Xe] 4f14 5d4 6s2
J. and F. d'Elhuyar - 1783

Rhenium
Re
75

Rhenium

Transition Metal
186.207
Solid
[Xe] 4f14 5d5 6s2
Noddack, Berg, and Tacke - 1925

Osmium
Os
76

Osmium

Transition Metal
190.23
Solid
[Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2
Tennant - 1803

Iridium
Ir
77

Iridium

Transition Metal
192.217
Solid
[Xe] 4f14 5d7 6s2
Tennant - 1804

Platinum
Pt
78

Platinum

Transition Metal
195.084
Solid
[Xe] 4f14 5d9 6s1
Ulloa/Wood - 1735

Gold
Au
79

Gold

Transition Metal
196.966569
Solid
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s1
Prehistoric -

Mercury
Hg
80

Mercury

Transition Metal
200.59
Liquid
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2
Prehistoric -

Thallium
Tl
81

Thallium

Metal
204.3833
Solid
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p1
Crookes - 1861

Lead
Pb
82

Lead

Metal
207.2
Solid
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p2
Prehistoric -

Bismuth
Bi
83

Bismuth

Metal
208.9804
Solid
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p3
Geoffroy the Younger - 1753

Polonium
Po
84

Polonium

Metalloid
210
Solid
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p4
Curie - 1898

Astatine
At
85

Astatine

Noble Gas
210
Solid
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p5
Corson et al. - 1940

Radon
Rn
86

Radon

Alkali Metal
222
Gas
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6
Dorn - 1900

Francium
Fr
87

Francium

Alkaline Earth Metal
223
Solid
[Rn] 7s1
Perey - 1939

Radium
Ra
88

Radium

Actinide
226
Solid
[Rn] 7s2
Pierre and Marie Curie - 1898

Rutherfordium
Rf
104

Rutherfordium

Transactinide
261
Artificial

Ghiorso et al. - 1969

Dubnium
Db
105

Dubnium

Transactinide
262
Artificial

Ghiorso et al. - 1970

Seaborgium
Sg
106

Seaborgium

Transactinide
266
Artificial

Ghiorso et al. - 1974

Bohrium
Bh
107

Bohrium

Transactinide
264
Artificial

Armbruster and MŸnzenberg - 1981

Hassium
Hs
108

Hassium

Transactinide
267
Artificial

Armbruster and MŸnzenberg - 1983

Meitnerium
Mt
109

Meitnerium

Transactinide
268
Artificial

GSI, Darmstadt, West Germany - 1982

Darmstadtium
Ds
110

Darmstadtium

Transactinide
271
Artificial

-

Roentgenium
Rg
111

Roentgenium

Transactinide
272
Artificial

-

Copernicium
Cn
112

Copernicium

Transactinide
285
Artificial

-

Ununtrium
Uut
113

Ununtrium


284
Artificial

-

Ununquadium
Uuq
114

Ununquadium

Transactinide
289
Artificial

-

Ununpentium
Uup
115

Ununpentium


288
Artificial

-

Ununhexium
Uuh
116

Ununhexium

Transactinide
292
Artificial

-

Ununseptium
Uus
117

Ununseptium


295
Artificial

-

Ununoctium
Uuo
118

Ununoctium

Noble Gas
294
Artificial

-

Lanthanum
La
57

Lanthanum

Lanthanide
138.90547
Solid
[Xe] 5d1 6s2
Mosander - 1839

Cerium
Ce
58

Cerium

Lanthanide
140.116
Solid
[Xe] 4f1 5d1 6s2
Berzelius - 1803

Praseodymium
Pr
59

Praseodymium

Lanthanide
140.90765
Solid
[Xe] 4f3 6s2
von Welsbach - 1885

Neodymium
Nd
60

Neodymium

Lanthanide
144.242
Solid
[Xe] 4f4 6s2
von Welsbach - 1885

Promethium
Pm
61

Promethium

Lanthanide
145
Artificial
[Xe] 4f5 6s2
Marinsky et al. - 1945

Samarium
Sm
62

Samarium

Lanthanide
150.36
Solid
[Xe] 4f6 6s2
Boisbaudran - 1879

Europium
Eu
63

Europium

Lanthanide
151.964
Solid
[Xe] 4f7 6s2
Demarcay - 1901

Gadolinium
Gd
64

Gadolinium

Lanthanide
157.25
Solid
[Xe] 4f7 5d1 6s2
de Marignac - 1880

Terbium
Tb
65

Terbium

Lanthanide
158.92535
Solid
[Xe] 4f9 6s2
Mosander - 1843

Dysprosium
Dy
66

Dysprosium

Lanthanide
162.5
Solid
[Xe] 4f10 6s2
de Boisbaudran - 1886

Holmium
Ho
67

Holmium

Lanthanide
164.93032
Solid
[Xe] 4f11 6s2
Delafontaine and Soret - 1878

Erbium
Er
68

Erbium

Lanthanide
167.259
Solid
[Xe] 4f12 6s2
Mosander - 1843

Thulium
Tm
69

Thulium

Lanthanide
168.93421
Solid
[Xe] 4f13 6s2
Cleve - 1879

Ytterbium
Yb
70

Ytterbium

Lanthanide
173.054
Solid
[Xe] 4f14 6s2
Marignac - 1878

Lutetium
Lu
71

Lutetium

Lanthanide
174.9668
Solid
[Xe] 4f14 5d1 6s2
Urbain/ von Welsbach - 1907

Actinium
Ac
89

Actinium

Actinide
227
Solid
[Rn] 6d1 7s2
Debierne/Giesel - 1899

Thorium
Th
90

Thorium

Actinide
232.03806
Solid
[Rn] 6d2 7s2
Berzelius - 1828

Protactinium
Pa
91

Protactinium

Actinide
231.03588
Solid
[Rn] 5f2 6d1 7s2
Hahn and Meitner - 1917

Uranium
U
92

Uranium

Actinide
238.02891
Solid
[Rn] 5f3 6d1 7s2
Peligot - 1841

Neptunium
Np
93

Neptunium

Actinide
237
Artificial
[Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2
McMillan and Abelson - 1940

Plutonium
Pu
94

Plutonium

Actinide
244
Artificial
[Rn] 5f6 7s2
Seaborg et al. - 1940

Americium
Am
95

Americium

Actinide
243
Artificial
[Rn] 5f7 7s2
Seaborg et al. - 1944

Curium
Cm
96

Curium

Actinide
247
Artificial

Seaborg et al. - 1944

Berkelium
Bk
97

Berkelium

Actinide
247
Artificial

Seaborg et al. - 1949

Californium
Cf
98

Californium

Actinide
251
Artificial

Seaborg et al. - 1950

Einsteinium
Es
99

Einsteinium

Actinide
252
Artificial

Ghiorso et al. - 1952

Fermium
Fm
100

Fermium

Actinide
257
Artificial

Ghiorso et al. - 1953

Mendelevium
Md
101

Mendelevium

Actinide
258
Artificial

Ghiorso et al. - 1955

Nobelium
No
102

Nobelium

Actinide
259
Artificial

Ghiorso et al. - 1958

Lawrencium
Lr
103

Lawrencium

Actinide
262
Artificial

Ghiorso et al. - 1961

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