Periodic Table Elements (CSV)
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| H | Atomic Number | Symbol | Element Name | Period | Group | Block | Atomic Mass (u) | State at STP | Category | Discovered | Discoverer | Key Uses | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | H | Hydrogen | 1 | 1 | s | 1.008 | Gas | Nonmetal | 1766 | Henry Cavendish | Fuel cells / Ammonia / Rocket fuel | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | He | Helium | 1 | 18 | s | 4.003 | Gas | Noble Gas | 1895 | William Ramsay | Balloons / MRI cooling / Diving | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | 3 | Li | Lithium | 2 | 1 | s | 6.941 | Solid | Alkali Metal | 1817 | Johan Arfwedson | Batteries / Psychiatric drugs | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | Be | Beryllium | 2 | 2 | s | 9.012 | Solid | Alkaline Earth Metal | 1798 | Louis Vauquelin | Aerospace alloys / X-ray windows | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | 5 | B | Boron | 2 | 13 | p | 10.81 | Solid | Metalloid | 1808 | Gay-Lussac & Thénard | Glass / Detergents / Nuclear reactors | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | 6 | C | Carbon | 2 | 14 | p | 12.011 | Solid | Nonmetal | Ancient | Unknown | Organic chemistry / Diamonds / Graphite / Steel | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | 7 | N | Nitrogen | 2 | 15 | p | 14.007 | Gas | Nonmetal | 1772 | Daniel Rutherford | Fertilizers / Explosives / Cryogenics | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | 8 | O | Oxygen | 2 | 16 | p | 15.999 | Gas | Nonmetal | 1774 | Carl Scheele / Priestley | Respiration / Steel / Water | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | 9 | F | Fluorine | 2 | 17 | p | 18.998 | Gas | Halogen | 1886 | Henri Moissan | Teflon / Toothpaste / Refrigerants | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | 10 | Ne | Neon | 2 | 18 | p | 20.180 | Gas | Noble Gas | 1898 | Ramsay & Travers | Neon signs / Lasers | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | 11 | Na | Sodium | 3 | 1 | s | 22.990 | Solid | Alkali Metal | 1807 | Humphry Davy | Table salt / Soap / Street lights | ||||||||||||||
| 13 | 12 | Mg | Magnesium | 3 | 2 | s | 24.305 | Solid | Alkaline Earth Metal | 1755 | Joseph Black | Alloys / Fireworks / Antacids | ||||||||||||||
| 14 | 13 | Al | Aluminium | 3 | 13 | p | 26.982 | Solid | Post-transition Metal | 1825 | Hans Ørsted | Packaging / Aircraft / Electrical wiring | ||||||||||||||
| 15 | 14 | Si | Silicon | 3 | 14 | p | 28.086 | Solid | Metalloid | 1824 | Jöns Berzelius | Semiconductors / Glass / Solar cells | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | 15 | P | Phosphorus | 3 | 15 | p | 30.974 | Solid | Nonmetal | 1669 | Hennig Brandt | Fertilizers / Matches / DNA backbone | ||||||||||||||
| 17 | 16 | S | Sulfur | 3 | 16 | p | 32.06 | Solid | Nonmetal | Ancient | Unknown | Gunpowder / Rubber vulcanization / H2SO4 | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | 17 | Cl | Chlorine | 3 | 17 | p | 35.45 | Gas | Halogen | 1774 | Carl Scheele | Disinfectants / PVC / Water treatment | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | 18 | Ar | Argon | 3 | 18 | p | 39.948 | Gas | Noble Gas | 1894 | Ramsay & Strutt | Welding / Incandescent bulbs / Lasers | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 19 | K | Potassium | 4 | 1 | s | 39.098 | Solid | Alkali Metal | 1807 | Humphry Davy | Fertilizers / Gunpowder / Body electrolytes | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 20 | Ca | Calcium | 4 | 2 | s | 40.078 | Solid | Alkaline Earth Metal | 1808 | Humphry Davy | Cement / Bones / Cheese | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 21 | Sc | Scandium | 4 | 3 | d | 44.956 | Solid | Transition Metal | 1879 | Lars Nilson | Aerospace alloys / Sports equipment | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 22 | Ti | Titanium | 4 | 4 | d | 47.867 | Solid | Transition Metal | 1791 | William Gregor | Aircraft / Medical implants / Pigments | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 23 | V | Vanadium | 4 | 5 | d | 50.942 | Solid | Transition Metal | 1801 | Andrés del Río | Steel alloys / Catalysts | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 24 | Cr | Chromium | 4 | 6 | d | 51.996 | Solid | Transition Metal | 1798 | Louis Vauquelin | Stainless steel / Chrome plating / Pigments | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 25 | Mn | Manganese | 4 | 7 | d | 54.938 | Solid | Transition Metal | 1774 | Johan Gahn | Steel / Dry cell batteries / Pigments | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 26 | Fe | Iron | 4 | 8 | d | 55.845 | Solid | Transition Metal | Ancient | Unknown | Steel / Construction / Magnets / Hemoglobin | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 27 | Co | Cobalt | 4 | 9 | d | 58.933 | Solid | Transition Metal | 1735 | Georg Brandt | Batteries / Magnets / Blue pigments | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 28 | Ni | Nickel | 4 | 10 | d | 58.693 | Solid | Transition Metal | 1751 | Axel Cronstedt | Stainless steel / Coins / Batteries | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 29 | Cu | Copper | 4 | 11 | d | 63.546 | Solid | Transition Metal | Ancient | Unknown | Electrical wiring / Plumbing / Coins / Alloys | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 30 | Zn | Zinc | 4 | 12 | d | 65.38 | Solid | Transition Metal | Ancient | Unknown | Galvanizing / Brass / Sunscreen / Supplements | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 31 | Ga | Gallium | 4 | 13 | p | 69.723 | Solid | Post-transition Metal | 1875 | Paul Lecoq de Boisbaudran | LEDs / Semiconductors / Solar cells | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 32 | Ge | Germanium | 4 | 14 | p | 72.630 | Solid | Metalloid | 1886 | Clemens Winkler | Semiconductors / Fiber optics / Infrared optics | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | 33 | As | Arsenic | 4 | 15 | p | 74.922 | Solid | Metalloid | Ancient | Unknown | Semiconductors / Pesticides / Poison (historical) | ||||||||||||||
| 35 | 34 | Se | Selenium | 4 | 16 | p | 78.971 | Solid | Nonmetal | 1817 | Jöns Berzelius | Solar cells / Photocopiers / Supplements | ||||||||||||||
| 36 | 35 | Br | Bromine | 4 | 17 | p | 79.904 | Liquid | Halogen | 1826 | Antoine Balard | Flame retardants / Photography / Disinfectants | ||||||||||||||
| 37 | 36 | Kr | Krypton | 4 | 18 | p | 83.798 | Gas | Noble Gas | 1898 | Ramsay & Travers | Lighting / Lasers / Standard of length (historical) | ||||||||||||||
| 38 | 37 | Rb | Rubidium | 4 | 1 | s | 85.468 | Solid | Alkali Metal | 1861 | Bunsen & Kirchhoff | Atomic clocks / Research / GPS | ||||||||||||||
| 39 | 38 | Sr | Strontium | 4 | 2 | s | 87.62 | Solid | Alkaline Earth Metal | 1790 | William Cruickshank | Fireworks / CRT displays / Medical imaging | ||||||||||||||
| 40 | 39 | Y | Yttrium | 4 | 3 | d | 88.906 | Solid | Transition Metal | 1794 | Johan Gadolin | LEDs / Superconductors / Cancer treatment | ||||||||||||||
| 41 | 40 | Zr | Zirconium | 4 | 4 | d | 91.224 | Solid | Transition Metal | 1789 | Martin Klaproth | Nuclear reactors / Ceramics / Jewelry | ||||||||||||||
| 42 | 41 | Nb | Niobium | 4 | 5 | d | 92.906 | Solid | Transition Metal | 1801 | Charles Hatchett | Steel alloys / Superconductors / Jewelry | ||||||||||||||
| 43 | 42 | Mo | Molybdenum | 4 | 6 | d | 95.96 | Solid | Transition Metal | 1778 | Carl Scheele | Steel alloys / Catalysts / Lubricants | ||||||||||||||
| 44 | 43 | Tc | Technetium | 4 | 7 | d | 98 | Solid | Transition Metal | 1937 | Perrier & Segrè | Medical imaging (nuclear medicine) | ||||||||||||||
| 45 | 44 | Ru | Ruthenium | 4 | 8 | d | 101.07 | Solid | Transition Metal | 1844 | Karl Ernst Claus | Catalysts / Electrical contacts / Solar cells | ||||||||||||||
| 46 | 45 | Rh | Rhodium | 4 | 9 | d | 102.91 | Solid | Transition Metal | 1803 | William Wollaston | Catalytic converters / Jewelry / Mirrors | ||||||||||||||
| 47 | 46 | Pd | Palladium | 4 | 10 | d | 106.42 | Solid | Transition Metal | 1803 | William Wollaston | Catalytic converters / Hydrogen storage / Jewelry | ||||||||||||||
| 48 | 47 | Ag | Silver | 4 | 11 | d | 107.87 | Solid | Transition Metal | Ancient | Unknown | Jewelry / Electronics / Photography / Antimicrobial | ||||||||||||||
| 49 | 48 | Cd | Cadmium | 4 | 12 | d | 112.41 | Solid | Transition Metal | 1817 | Stromeyer & Hermann | Batteries / Pigments / Plating | ||||||||||||||
| 50 | 49 | In | Indium | 4 | 13 | p | 114.82 | Solid | Post-transition Metal | 1863 | Reich & Richter | LCD screens / Solar cells / Bearings | ||||||||||||||
| 51 | 50 | Sn | Tin | 4 | 14 | p | 118.71 | Solid | Post-transition Metal | Ancient | Unknown | Solder / Cans / Bronze alloys / Coatings | ||||||||||||||
| 52 | 51 | Sb | Antimony | 4 | 15 | p | 121.76 | Solid | Metalloid | Ancient | Unknown | Flame retardants / Batteries / Semiconductors | ||||||||||||||
| 53 | 52 | Te | Tellurium | 4 | 16 | p | 127.60 | Solid | Metalloid | 1782 | Franz-Joseph Müller | Solar cells / Alloys / Semiconductors | ||||||||||||||
| 54 | 53 | I | Iodine | 4 | 17 | p | 126.90 | Solid | Halogen | 1811 | Bernard Courtois | Antiseptics / Thyroid supplements / Dyes | ||||||||||||||
| 55 | 54 | Xe | Xenon | 4 | 18 | p | 131.29 | Gas | Noble Gas | 1898 | Ramsay & Travers | Ion propulsion / Lighting / Anesthesia | ||||||||||||||
| 56 | 55 | Cs | Caesium | 5 | 1 | s | 132.91 | Solid | Alkali Metal | 1860 | Bunsen & Kirchhoff | Atomic clocks / Drilling fluids / GPS | ||||||||||||||
| 57 | 56 | Ba | Barium | 5 | 2 | s | 137.33 | Solid | Alkaline Earth Metal | 1808 | Humphry Davy | Medical imaging / Fireworks / Drilling mud | ||||||||||||||
| 58 | 57 | La | Lanthanum | 5 | 3 | f | 138.91 | Solid | Lanthanide | 1839 | Carl Mosander | Camera lenses / Hydrogen storage / Catalysts | ||||||||||||||
| 59 | 58 | Ce | Cerium | 5 | 4 | f | 140.12 | Solid | Lanthanide | 1803 | Berzelius & Hisinger | Catalytic converters / Glass polishing / Lighters | ||||||||||||||
| 60 | 59 | Pr | Praseodymium | 5 | 5 | f | 140.91 | Solid | Lanthanide | 1885 | Carl Auer | Magnets / Goggles / Aircraft engines | ||||||||||||||
| 61 | 60 | Nd | Neodymium | 5 | 6 | f | 144.24 | Solid | Lanthanide | 1885 | Carl Auer | NdFeB magnets / Lasers / Electric motors | ||||||||||||||
| 62 | 61 | Pm | Promethium | 5 | 7 | f | 145 | Solid | Lanthanide | 1945 | Marinsky et al. | Nuclear batteries / Pacemakers (historical) | ||||||||||||||
| 63 | 62 | Sm | Samarium | 5 | 8 | f | 150.36 | Solid | Lanthanide | 1879 | Paul Lecoq de Boisbaudran | Magnets / Cancer treatment / Lasers | ||||||||||||||
| 64 | 63 | Eu | Europium | 5 | 9 | f | 151.96 | Solid | Lanthanide | 1901 | Eugène-Anatole Demarçay | Phosphors / Anti-counterfeiting / Red LEDs | ||||||||||||||
| 65 | 64 | Gd | Gadolinium | 5 | 10 | f | 157.25 | Solid | Lanthanide | 1880 | Jean Charles Galissard | MRI contrast agents / Nuclear reactors | ||||||||||||||
| 66 | 65 | Tb | Terbium | 5 | 11 | f | 158.93 | Solid | Lanthanide | 1843 | Carl Mosander | Green phosphors / Actuators | ||||||||||||||
| 67 | 66 | Dy | Dysprosium | 5 | 12 | f | 162.50 | Solid | Lanthanide | 1886 | Paul Lecoq de Boisbaudran | Magnets / Lasers / Nuclear reactors | ||||||||||||||
| 68 | 67 | Ho | Holmium | 5 | 13 | f | 164.93 | Solid | Lanthanide | 1878 | Soret & Delafontaine | Magnets / Nuclear reactors / Lasers | ||||||||||||||
| 69 | 68 | Er | Erbium | 5 | 14 | f | 167.26 | Solid | Lanthanide | 1843 | Carl Mosander | Fiber optic amplifiers / Lasers / Pink glass | ||||||||||||||
| 70 | 69 | Tm | Thulium | 5 | 15 | f | 168.93 | Solid | Lanthanide | 1879 | Per Teodor Cleve | Portable X-ray devices / Lasers | ||||||||||||||
| 71 | 70 | Yb | Ytterbium | 5 | 16 | f | 173.04 | Solid | Lanthanide | 1878 | Jean Charles Galissard | Atomic clocks / Fiber optic amplifiers | ||||||||||||||
| 72 | 71 | Lu | Lutetium | 5 | 17 | f | 174.97 | Solid | Lanthanide | 1907 | Georges Urbain | PET scans / Catalysts / LED phosphors | ||||||||||||||
| 73 | 72 | Hf | Hafnium | 5 | 4 | d | 178.49 | Solid | Transition Metal | 1923 | Dirk Coster & de Hevesy | Nuclear reactors / Microchip gates / Alloys | ||||||||||||||
| 74 | 73 | Ta | Tantalum | 5 | 5 | d | 180.95 | Solid | Transition Metal | 1802 | Anders Gustaf Ekeberg | Capacitors / Surgical implants / Carbide tools | ||||||||||||||
| 75 | 74 | W | Tungsten | 5 | 6 | d | 183.84 | Solid | Transition Metal | 1783 | Juan and Fausto Elhuyar | Light filaments / Drill bits / Alloys | ||||||||||||||
| 76 | 75 | Re | Rhenium | 5 | 7 | d | 186.21 | Solid | Transition Metal | 1925 | Noddack / Berg / Tacke | Jet engines / Catalysts / Thermocouples | ||||||||||||||
| 77 | 76 | Os | Osmium | 5 | 8 | d | 190.23 | Solid | Transition Metal | 1803 | Smithson Tennant | Pen nibs / Electrical contacts / Catalysts | ||||||||||||||
| 78 | 77 | Ir | Iridium | 5 | 9 | d | 192.22 | Solid | Transition Metal | 1803 | Smithson Tennant | Spark plugs / Crucibles / K-Pg boundary marker | ||||||||||||||
| 79 | 78 | Pt | Platinum | 5 | 10 | d | 195.08 | Solid | Transition Metal | 1748 | Antonio de Ulloa | Catalytic converters / Jewelry / Cancer drugs | ||||||||||||||
| 80 | 79 | Au | Gold | 5 | 11 | d | 196.97 | Solid | Transition Metal | Ancient | Unknown | Jewelry / Electronics / Currency / Medicine | ||||||||||||||
| 81 | 80 | Hg | Mercury | 5 | 12 | d | 200.59 | Liquid | Transition Metal | Ancient | Unknown | Thermometers / Fluorescent lamps / Dental amalgams | ||||||||||||||
| 82 | 81 | Tl | Thallium | 5 | 13 | p | 204.38 | Solid | Post-transition Metal | 1861 | William Crookes | Electronics / Medical imaging / Poison (historical) | ||||||||||||||
| 83 | 82 | Pb | Lead | 5 | 14 | p | 207.2 | Solid | Post-transition Metal | Ancient | Unknown | Batteries / Radiation shielding / Historical pipes | ||||||||||||||
| 84 | 83 | Bi | Bismuth | 5 | 15 | p | 208.98 | Solid | Post-transition Metal | Ancient | Unknown | Cosmetics / Fire sprinklers / Pepto-Bismol | ||||||||||||||
| 85 | 84 | Po | Polonium | 5 | 16 | p | 209 | Solid | Post-transition Metal | 1898 | Marie & Pierre Curie | Nuclear triggers / Anti-static devices / Research | ||||||||||||||
| 86 | 85 | At | Astatine | 5 | 17 | p | 210 | Solid | Halogen | 1940 | Corson / MacKenzie / Segrè | Cancer treatment (research) | ||||||||||||||
| 87 | 86 | Rn | Radon | 5 | 18 | p | 222 | Gas | Noble Gas | 1900 | Friedrich Ernst Dorn | Cancer treatment (historical) / Indoor air hazard | ||||||||||||||
| 88 | 87 | Fr | Francium | 6 | 1 | s | 223 | Solid | Alkali Metal | 1939 | Marguerite Perey | Research only (extremely rare) | ||||||||||||||
| 89 | 88 | Ra | Radium | 6 | 2 | s | 226 | Solid | Alkaline Earth Metal | 1898 | Marie & Pierre Curie | Cancer treatment (historical) / Luminescent paint | ||||||||||||||
| 90 | 89 | Ac | Actinium | 6 | 3 | f | 227 | Solid | Actinide | 1899 | André-Louis Debierne | Cancer treatment / Neutron sources | ||||||||||||||
| 91 | 90 | Th | Thorium | 6 | 4 | f | 232.04 | Solid | Actinide | 1829 | Jöns Berzelius | Nuclear fuel / Lantern mantles / Alloys | ||||||||||||||
| 92 | 91 | Pa | Protactinium | 6 | 5 | f | 231.04 | Solid | Actinide | 1913 | Fajans & Göhring | Research / Nuclear fuel cycle | ||||||||||||||
| 93 | 92 | U | Uranium | 6 | 6 | f | 238.03 | Solid | Actinide | 1789 | Martin Klaproth | Nuclear fuel / Weapons / Yellowcake | ||||||||||||||
| 94 | 93 | Np | Neptunium | 6 | 7 | f | 237 | Solid | Actinide | 1940 | McMillan & Abelson | Nuclear research / Detectors | ||||||||||||||
| 95 | 94 | Pu | Plutonium | 6 | 8 | f | 244 | Solid | Actinide | 1940 | Glenn Seaborg et al. | Nuclear weapons / Reactor fuel / RTGs | ||||||||||||||
| 96 | 95 | Am | Americium | 6 | 9 | f | 243 | Solid | Actinide | 1944 | Glenn Seaborg et al. | Smoke detectors / Medical diagnostics | ||||||||||||||
| 97 | 96 | Cm | Curium | 6 | 10 | f | 247 | Solid | Actinide | 1944 | Glenn Seaborg et al. | Space probes (alpha source) / Research | ||||||||||||||
| 98 | 97 | Bk | Berkelium | 6 | 11 | f | 247 | Solid | Actinide | 1949 | Seaborg / Thompson / Ghiorso | Research / Synthesis of heavier elements | ||||||||||||||
| 99 | 98 | Cf | Californium | 6 | 12 | f | 251 | Solid | Actinide | 1950 | Seaborg / Thompson / Street / Ghiorso | Neutron sources / Oil well logging / Cancer treatment | ||||||||||||||
| 100 | 99 | Es | Einsteinium | 6 | 13 | f | 252 | Solid | Actinide | 1952 | Lawrence Berkeley Lab | Research only | ||||||||||||||
| 101 | 100 | Fm | Fermium | 6 | 14 | f | 257 | Solid | Actinide | 1952 | Lawrence Berkeley Lab | Research only | ||||||||||||||
| 102 | 101 | Md | Mendelevium | 6 | 15 | f | 258 | Solid | Actinide | 1955 | Seaborg et al. | Research only | ||||||||||||||
| 103 | 102 | No | Nobelium | 6 | 16 | f | 259 | Solid | Actinide | 1966 | Flerov et al. | Research only | ||||||||||||||
| 104 | 103 | Lr | Lawrencium | 6 | 17 | f | 266 | Solid | Actinide | 1961 | Ghiorso et al. | Research only | ||||||||||||||
| 105 | 104 | Rf | Rutherfordium | 7 | 4 | d | 267 | Solid | Transition Metal | 1969 | Flerov / Ghiorso | Research only | ||||||||||||||
| 106 | 105 | Db | Dubnium | 7 | 5 | d | 268 | Solid | Transition Metal | 1970 | Flerov / Ghiorso | Research only | ||||||||||||||
| 107 | 106 | Sg | Seaborgium | 7 | 6 | d | 271 | Solid | Transition Metal | 1974 | Ghiorso et al. | Research only | ||||||||||||||
| 108 | 107 | Bh | Bohrium | 7 | 7 | d | 272 | Solid | Transition Metal | 1981 | Münzenberg et al. | Research only | ||||||||||||||
| 109 | 108 | Hs | Hassium | 7 | 8 | d | 270 | Solid | Transition Metal | 1984 | Münzenberg et al. | Research only | ||||||||||||||
| 110 | 109 | Mt | Meitnerium | 7 | 9 | d | 278 | Solid | Unknown | 1982 | Münzenberg et al. | Research only | ||||||||||||||
| 111 | 110 | Ds | Darmstadtium | 7 | 10 | d | 281 | Solid | Unknown | 1994 | Hofmann et al. | Research only | ||||||||||||||
| 112 | 111 | Rg | Roentgenium | 7 | 11 | d | 282 | Solid | Unknown | 1994 | Hofmann et al. | Research only | ||||||||||||||
| 113 | 112 | Cn | Copernicium | 7 | 12 | d | 285 | Liquid(?) | Transition Metal | 1996 | Hofmann et al. | Research only | ||||||||||||||
| 114 | 113 | Nh | Nihonium | 7 | 13 | p | 286 | Solid | Post-transition Metal | 2004 | RIKEN | Research only | ||||||||||||||
| 115 | 114 | Fl | Flerovium | 7 | 14 | p | 289 | Solid(?) | Post-transition Metal | 1999 | Flerov Lab | Research only | ||||||||||||||
| 116 | 115 | Mc | Moscovium | 7 | 15 | p | 290 | Solid | Post-transition Metal | 2003 | Flerov / Livermore | Research only | ||||||||||||||
| 117 | 116 | Lv | Livermorium | 7 | 16 | p | 293 | Solid | Post-transition Metal | 2000 | Flerov / Livermore | Research only | ||||||||||||||
| 118 | 117 | Ts | Tennessine | 7 | 17 | p | 294 | Solid | Halogen(?) | 2010 | Flerov / Oak Ridge / Vanderbilt | Research only | ||||||||||||||
| 119 | 118 | Og | Oganesson | 7 | 18 | p | 294 | Gas(?) | Noble Gas(?) | 2002 | Flerov / Livermore | Research only; heaviest confirmed element |