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This is a list of the 118 chemical elements that have been identified as of 2024. A chemical element, often simply called an element, is a type of atom which has a specific number of protons in its atomic nucleus (i.e., a specific atomic number, or Z).[1]
The definitive visualisation of all 118 elements is the periodic table of the elements, whose history along the principles of the periodic law was one of the founding developments of modern chemistry. It is a tabular arrangement of the elements by their chemical properties that usually uses abbreviated chemical symbols in place of full element names, but the linear list format presented here is also useful. Like the periodic table, the list below organizes the elements by the number of protons in their atoms; it can also be organized by other properties, such as atomic weight, density, and electronegativity. For more detailed information about the origins of element names, see List of chemical element name etymologies.
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See also
- List of people whose names are used in chemical element names
- List of places used in the names of chemical elements
- List of chemical element name etymologies
- Roles of chemical elements
References
- ↑ IUPAC, Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book") (1997). Online corrected version: (2006–) "chemical element". doi:10.1351/goldbook.C01022
External links
- Atoms made thinkable, an interactive visualisation of the elements allowing physical and chemical properties of the elements to be compared
Periodic table |
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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18
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H
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He
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| 2
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Li
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Be
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B
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C
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N
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O
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F
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Ne
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| 3
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Na
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Mg
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Al
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Si
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P
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S
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Cl
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Ar
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| 4
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K
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Ca
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Sc
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Ti
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V
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Cr
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Mn
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Fe
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Co
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Ni
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Cu
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Zn
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Ga
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Ge
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As
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Se
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Br
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Kr
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Rb
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Sr
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Y
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Zr
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Nb
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Mo
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Tc
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Ru
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Rh
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Pd
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Ag
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Cd
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In
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Sn
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Sb
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Te
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I
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Xe
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Cs
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Ba
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La
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Ce
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Pr
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Nd
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Pm
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Sm
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Eu
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Gd
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Tb
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Dy
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Ho
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Er
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Tm
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Yb
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Lu
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Hf
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Ta
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W
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Re
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Os
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Ir
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Pt
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Au
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Hg
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Tl
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Pb
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Bi
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Po
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At
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Rn
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Fr
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Ra
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Ac
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Th
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Pa
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U
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Np
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Pu
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Am
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Cm
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Bk
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Cf
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Es
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Fm
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Md
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No
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Lr
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Rf
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Db
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Sg
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Bh
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Hs
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Mt
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Ds
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Rg
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Cn
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Nh
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Fl
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Mc
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Lv
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Ts
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Og
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Alkaline earth metal
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Lanthanide
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Actinide
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Transition metal
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Post-transition metal
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Metalloid
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Reactive nonmetal
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Noble gas
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Periodic table |
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| Periodic table forms | | Standard | |
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| Alternative |
- Alternatives
- Janet's left step table
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| Extended |
- Extension beyond the 7th period
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| Sets of elements | | By periodic table structure | | Groups |
- 1 (Alkali metals)
- 2 (Alkaline earth metals)
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15 (Pnictogens)
- 16 (Chalcogens)
- 17 (Halogens)
- 18 (Noble gases)
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| Periods | |
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| Blocks |
- s-block
- p-block
- d-block
- f-block
- g-block
- Aufbau principle
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| By metallicity | | Metals |
- Alkali metals
- Alkaline earth metals
- Lanthanides
- Actinides
- Transition metals
- Post-transition metals
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| Metalloids |
- Lists of metalloids by source
- Dividing line
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| Nonmetals |
- Reactive nonmetals
- Noble gases
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| Other sets |
- Platinum-group metals (PGM)
- Rare-earth elements
- Refractory metals
- Precious metals
- Coinage metals
- Noble metal
- Heavy metals
- Native metals
- Transuranium elements
- Superheavy elements
- Major actinides
- Minor actinides
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| Elements | | Lists |
- By: Abundance (in humans)
- Atomic properties
- Nuclear stability
- Production
- Symbol
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| Properties |
- Crystal structure
- Electron configuration
- Electronegativity
- Goldschmidt classification
- Term symbol
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| Data pages |
- Abundance
- Atomic radius
- Boiling point
- Critical point
- Density
- Elasticity
- Electrical resistivity
- Electron affinity
- Electron configuration
- Electronegativity
- Hardness
- Heat capacity
- Heat of fusion
- Heat of vaporization
- Ionization energy
- Melting point
- Oxidation state
- Speed of sound
- Thermal conductivity
- Thermal expansion coefficient
- Vapor pressure
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| History |
- Element discoveries
- Naming
- etymology
- controversies
- for places
- for people
- in East Asia
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| See also |
- IUPAC
- nomenclature
- systematic element name
- Trivial name
- Dmitri Mendeleev
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