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Chemical elements

Here's a list of all of the chemical elements of the periodic table ordered by increasing atomic number. Click on the column header to sort the table by that column or click on an element name to get detailed facts about the element.

Of these 118 elements, 86 are metals, 11 are nonmetals, 7 are metalloids and 7 are noble gases. 30 are radioactive lanthanides or actinides, and 8 of the heaviest are still classified as unknown.

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Category: Nonmetals Noble gases Alkali metals Alkaline earth metals Metalloids Post-transition metals Transition metals Lanthanides Actinides
Period: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Group: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Block: S P D F
Phase: Solid Liquid Gas

List of chemical elements (118)

Cards Compact Table List
1 H Hydrogen 2 He Helium 3 Li Lithium 4 Be Beryllium 5 B Boron 6 C Carbon 7 N Nitrogen 8 O Oxygen 9 F Fluorine 10 Ne Neon 11 Na Sodium 12 Mg Magnesium 13 Al Aluminium 14 Si Silicon 15 P Phosphorus 16 S Sulfur 17 Cl Chlorine 18 Ar Argon 19 K Potassium 20 Ca Calcium 21 Sc Scandium 22 Ti Titanium 23 V Vanadium 24 Cr Chromium 25 Mn Manganese 26 Fe Iron 27 Co Cobalt 28 Ni Nickel 29 Cu Copper 30 Zn Zinc 31 Ga Gallium 32 Ge Germanium 33 As Arsenic 34 Se Selenium 35 Br Bromine 36 Kr Krypton 37 Rb Rubidium 38 Sr Strontium 39 Y Yttrium 40 Zr Zirconium 41 Nb Niobium 42 Mo Molybdenum 43 Tc Technetium 44 Ru Ruthenium 45 Rh Rhodium 46 Pd Palladium 47 Ag Silver 48 Cd Cadmium 49 In Indium 50 Sn Tin 51 Sb Antimony 52 Te Tellurium 53 I Iodine 54 Xe Xenon 55 Cs Cesium 56 Ba Barium 57 La Lanthanum 58 Ce Cerium 59 Pr Praseodymium 60 Nd Neodymium 61 Pm Promethium 62 Sm Samarium 63 Eu Europium 64 Gd Gadolinium 65 Tb Terbium 66 Dy Dysprosium 67 Ho Holmium 68 Er Erbium 69 Tm Thulium 70 Yb Ytterbium 71 Lu Lutetium 72 Hf Hafnium 73 Ta Tantalum 74 W Tungsten 75 Re Rhenium 76 Os Osmium 77 Ir Iridium 78 Pt Platinum 79 Au Gold 80 Hg Mercury 81 Tl Thallium 82 Pb Lead 83 Bi Bismuth 84 Po Polonium 85 At Astatine 86 Rn Radon 87 Fr Francium 88 Ra Radium 89 Ac Actinium 90 Th Thorium 91 Pa Protactinium 92 U Uranium 93 Np Neptunium 94 Pu Plutonium 95 Am Americium 96 Cm Curium 97 Bk Berkelium 98 Cf Californium 99 Es Einsteinium 100 Fm Fermium 101 Md Mendelevium 102 No Nobelium 103 Lr Lawrencium 104 Rf Rutherfordium 105 Db Dubnium 106 Sg Seaborgium 107 Bh Bohrium 108 Hs Hassium 109 Mt Meitnerium 110 Ds Darmstadtium 111 Rg Roentgenium 112 Cn Copernicium 113 Nh Nihonium 114 Fl Flerovium 115 Mc Moscovium 116 Lv Livermorium 117 Ts Tennessine 118 Og Oganesson

Frequently asked questions

How many chemical elements are there?
There are 118 confirmed chemical elements on the modern periodic table. They run from hydrogen (atomic number 1) to oganesson (atomic number 118). Elements 1 to 94 occur naturally on Earth; elements 95 and beyond have so far only been produced in laboratories.
What is the difference between a metal, a nonmetal and a metalloid?
Metals are typically shiny, malleable conductors of heat and electricity. Nonmetals are poor conductors, often gases or brittle solids, and include oxygen, nitrogen and the halogens. Metalloids sit on the boundary and share properties of both, such as silicon, boron and arsenic.
Which element is the most common in the universe?
Hydrogen, by a wide margin. About 74 percent of the visible mass of the universe is hydrogen, with helium making up most of the remaining 24 percent. All other elements combined account for around 2 percent.
Which element was discovered most recently?
Tennessine (Ts, element 117) and oganesson (Og, element 118) were the most recently synthesised elements, with their discoveries confirmed in 2009 and 2002 respectively, and their names officially recognised by IUPAC in 2016.
Which element has the highest melting point?
Tungsten (W) has the highest melting point of any element at 3422 °C (6192 °F), which is why it is used for incandescent light-bulb filaments and as an electrode material in high-temperature applications.
Which element is the heaviest stable one?
Lead (Pb, element 82) is the heaviest element with at least one stable isotope. Every element heavier than lead is radioactive, though some have very long half-lives such as bismuth-209 and uranium-238.