Table of the Elements
| Name |
Symbol |
Atomic No. |
Atomic Weight |
Melting Point ºC |
Boiling Point ºC |
Year Discovered |
| Actinium |
Ac |
89 |
(227) |
1,050 |
3,200 ?300 |
1899 |
|
Aluminum |
Al |
13 |
26.98154 |
660.37 |
2,467 |
1827 |
| Americium |
Am |
95 |
(243) |
994 ?4 |
2,607 |
1944 |
|
Antimony |
Sb |
51 |
121.75 |
630.74 |
1,950 |
B.C. |
| Argon |
Ar |
18 |
39.948 |
-189.2 |
-185.7 |
1894 |
|
Arsenic |
As |
33 |
74.9216 |
817* |
613 |
1250 |
| Astatine |
At |
85 |
(210) |
302(e) |
337 |
1940 |
| Barium |
Ba |
56 |
137.33 |
725 |
1,640 |
1808 |
| Berkelium |
Bk |
97 |
(247) |
?/td>
| ?/td>
| 1949 |
|
Beryllium |
Be |
4 |
9.01218 |
1,278 ?5 |
2,970 |
1798 |
|
Bismuth |
Bi |
83 |
208.9804 |
271.3 |
1,560 ?5 |
1450 |
| Boron |
B |
5 |
10.81 |
2,079 |
2,550 |
1808 |
| Bromine |
Br |
35 |
79.904 |
-7.2 |
58.78 |
1826 |
|
Cadmium |
Cd |
48 |
112.41 |
320.9 |
765 |
1817 |
| Calcium |
Ca |
20 |
40.08 |
839 ?2 |
1,484 |
1808 |
| Californium |
Cf |
98 |
(252) |
?/td>
| ?/td>
| 1950 |
| Carbon |
C |
6 |
12.011 |
~3,550 |
4,827 |
B.C. |
|
Cerium |
Ce |
58 |
140.12 |
799 |
3,426 |
1803 |
|
Cesium |
Cs |
55 |
132.9054 |
28.40 |
669.3 |
1860 |
| Chlorine |
Cl |
17 |
35.453 |
-100.98 |
-34.6 |
1774 |
|
Chromium |
Cr |
24 |
51.996 |
1,857 ?20 |
2,672 |
1797 |
|
Cobalt |
Co |
27 |
58.9332 |
1,495 |
2,870 |
1735 |
Columbium (also
known as Niobium ?Nb) |
Cb |
41 |
92.9064 |
2,468 ?10 |
4,742 |
1801 |
|
Copper |
Cu |
29 |
63.546 |
1,083.4 ?0.2 |
2,567 |
c. 8000 B.C. |
| Curium |
Cm |
96 |
(247) |
1,340 ?40 |
?/td>
| 1944 |
|
Dysprosium |
Dy |
66 |
162.50 |
1,412 |
2,562 |
1886 |
| Einsteinium |
E |
99 |
(252) |
?/td>
| ?/td>
| 1954 |
|
Erbium |
Er |
68 |
167.26 |
1,522 |
2,863 |
1843 |
|
Europium |
Eu |
63 |
151.96 |
822 |
1,597 |
1901 |
| Fermium |
Fm |
100 |
(257) |
?/td>
| ?/td>
| 1952 |
| Fluorine |
F |
9 |
18.998403 |
-219.62 |
-188.14 |
1771 |
| Francium |
Fr |
87 |
(223) |
(27)(e) |
(677)(e) |
1939 |
|
Gadolinium |
Gd |
64 |
157.25 |
1,313 ?1 |
3,266 |
1886 |
|
Gallium |
Ga |
31 |
69.72 |
29.78 |
2,403 |
1875 |
|
Germanium |
Ge |
32 |
72.59 |
937.4 |
2,830 |
1886 |
|
Gold |
Au |
79 |
196.9665 |
1,064.43 |
3,080 |
c. 3000 B.C. |
| Hafnium |
Hf |
72 |
178.49 |
2,227 ?20 |
4,602 |
1923 |
| Helium |
He |
2 |
4.00260 |
<-272.2 |
-268.934 |
1868 |
|
Holmium |
Ho |
67 |
164.9304 |
1,474 |
2,695 |
1878 |
| Hydrogen |
H |
1 |
1.00794 |
-259.14 |
-252.87 |
1766 |
|
Indium |
In |
49 |
114.82 |
156.61 |
2,080 |
1863 |
| Iodine |
I |
53 |
126.9045 |
113.5 |
184.35 |
1811 |
|
Iridium |
Ir |
77 |
192.2 |
2,410 |
4,130 |
1804 |
| Iron |
Fe |
26 |
55.847 |
1,535 |
2,750 |
c. 2500 B.C. |
| Krypton |
Kr |
36 |
83.80 |
-156.6 |
-152.30 ?0.10 |
1898 |
|
Lanthanum |
La |
57 |
138.9055 |
921 |
3,457 |
1839 |
| Lawrencium |
Lr |
103 |
(260) |
?/td>
| ?/td>
| 1961 |
|
Lead |
Pb |
82 |
207.2 |
327.502 |
1,740 |
c. 1000 B.C. |
| Lithium |
Li |
3 |
6.94 |
180.54 |
1,342 |
1817 |
|
Lutetium |
Lu |
71 |
174.967 |
1663 |
3,395 |
1907 |
|
Magnesium |
Mg |
12 |
24.305 |
648.8 ?0.5 |
1,090 |
1808 |
|
Manganese |
Mn |
25 |
54.9380 |
1,244 ?3 |
1,962 |
1774 |
| Mendelevium |
Md |
101 |
(258) |
?/td>
| ?/td>
| 1955 |
|
Mercury |
Hg |
80 |
200.59 |
-38.842 |
356.58 |
c. 1500 B.C. |
|
Molybdenum |
Mo |
42 |
95.94 |
2,617 |
4,612 |
1782 |
|
Neodymium |
Nd |
60 |
144.24 |
1,021 |
3,068 |
1885 |
| Neon |
Ne |
10 |
20.179 |
-248.67 |
-246.048 |
1898 |
| Neptunium |
Np |
93 |
237.0482 |
640 ?1 |
3,902(e) |
1940 |
|
Nickel |
Ni |
28 |
58.69 |
1,453 |
2,732 |
1751 |
| Nitrogen |
N |
7 |
14.0067 |
-209.86 |
-195.8 |
1772 |
| Nobelium |
No |
102 |
(259) |
?/td>
| ?/td>
| 1958 |
|
Osmium |
Os |
76 |
190.2 |
3,045 ?30 |
5,027 ?100 |
1804 |
| Oxygen |
O |
8 |
15.9994 |
-218.4 |
-182.962 |
1774 |
|
Palladium |
Pd |
46 |
106.4 |
1,554 |
2,970 |
1803 |
| Phosphorus |
P |
15 |
30.97376 |
44.1(w) |
280(w) |
1669 |
|
Platinum |
Pt |
78 |
195.08 |
1,772 |
3,827 ?100 |
1735 |
| Plutonium |
Pu |
94 |
(244) |
641 |
3,232 |
1940 |
| Polonium |
Po |
84 |
(209) |
254 |
962 |
1898 |
| Potassium |
K |
19 |
39.0983 |
63.25 |
760 |
1807 |
|
Praseodymium |
Pr |
59 |
140.9077 |
931 |
3,512 |
1885 |
|
Promethium |
Pm |
61 |
(145) |
~1168 ?6 |
2,460 |
1948 |
| Protactinium |
Pa |
91 |
231.0359 |
1,600 |
?/td>
| 1917 |
| Radium |
Ra |
88 |
226.0254 |
700 |
1,140 |
1898 |
| Radon |
Rn |
86 |
(222) |
-71 |
-61.8 |
1900 |
| Rhenium |
Re |
75 |
186.207 |
3,180 |
5,627(e) |
1925 |
|
Rhodium |
Rh |
45 |
102.9055 |
1,966 ?3 |
3,727 ?100 |
1803 |
| Rubidium |
Rb |
37 |
85.4678 |
38.89 |
686 |
1861 |
|
Ruthenium |
Ru |
44 |
101.07 |
2,310 |
3,900 |
1845 |
|
Samarium |
Sm |
62 |
150.36 |
1,072 ?5 |
1,791 |
1879 |
|
Scandium |
Sc |
21 |
44.9559 |
1,541 |
2,831 |
1879 |
|
Selenium |
Se |
34 |
78.96 |
217 |
684.9 ?1 |
1817 |
| Silicon |
Si |
14 |
28.0855 |
1,410 |
2,355 |
1823 |
|
Silver |
Ag |
47 |
107.8682 |
961.93 |
2,212 |
c. 3000 B.C. |
| Sodium |
Na |
11 |
22.98977 |
97.81 ?0.03 |
882.9 |
1807 |
| Strontium |
Sr |
38 |
87.62 |
769 |
1,384 |
1790 |
| Sulfur |
S |
16 |
32.06 |
112.8 |
444.674 |
B.C. |
|
Tantalum |
Ta |
73 |
180.9479 |
2,996 |
5,425 ?100 |
1802 |
| Technetium |
Tc |
43 |
(98) |
2,172 |
4,877 |
1937 |
|
Tellurium |
Te |
52 |
127.60 |
449.5 ?0.3 |
989.8 ?3.8 |
1782 |
|
Terbium |
Tb |
65 |
158.9254 |
1,356 |
3,123 |
1843 |
| Thallium |
Tl |
81 |
204.383 |
303.5 |
1,457 ?10 |
1861 |
| Thorium |
Th |
90 |
232.0381 |
1,750 |
~4,790 |
1828 |
|
Thulium |
Tm |
69 |
168.9342 |
1,545 ?15 |
1,947 |
1879 |
|
Tin |
Sn |
50 |
118.69 |
231.9681 |
2,270 |
c. 3500 B.C. |
|
Titanium |
Ti |
22 |
47.88 |
1,660 ?10 |
3,287 |
1791 |
|
Tungsten |
W |
74 |
183.85 |
3,410 ?20 |
5,660 |
1783 |
| Unnilennium |
Une |
109 |
(266) |
?/td>
| ?/td>
| 1982 |
| Unnilhexium |
Unh |
106 |
(263) |
?/td>
| ?/td>
| 1974 |
| Unnilpentium |
Unp?/td>
| 105 |
(262) |
?/td>
| ?/td>
| 1970 |
| Unnilquadium |
Unq?/td>
| 104 |
(261) |
?/td>
| ?/td>
| 1969 |
| Unnilseptium |
Uns |
107 |
(262) |
?/td>
| ?/td>
| 1976 |
| Uranium |
U |
92 |
238.0289 |
1,132.3 ?0.8 |
3,818 |
1789 |
| Vanadium |
V |
23 |
50.9415 |
1,890 ?10 |
3,380 |
1801 |
| Xenon |
Xe |
54 |
131.29 |
-111.9 |
-107.1 ?3 |
1898 |
|
Ytterbium |
Yb |
70 |
173.04 |
819 |
1,194 |
1878 |
|
Yttrium |
Y |
39 |
88.9059 |
1,522 ?8 |
3,338 |
1794 |
| Zinc |
Zn |
30 |
65.38 |
419.58 |
907 |
1374 |
| Zirconium |
Zr |
40 |
91.22 |
1,852 ?2 |
4,377 |
1789 |
Note: Parenthesis indicate most stable isotope.
?Other proposed names: Nielsbohrium (Russia), Hahnium (United States).
?Other proposed names: Kurchatovium (Russia), Rutherfordium (United States).
* 28 atmospheres.
(e) Estimated.
(w) White.
Source: 1997 Metal Statistics; General Chemistry, Principles and Structure ?1982,
published by John Wiley & Sons; The Concise Columbia Encyclopedia, second edition.
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