| Name |
Symbol |
Density (g/cm³) |
Atomic number |
Description/Mohs' hardness |
Color |
Notes |
| Hydrogen |
H |
00.0000 0.00008988 |
1 |
gas |
colorless |
diatomic |
| Helium |
He |
00.0001 0.0001785 |
2 |
noble gas |
 |
lowest boiling and melting points of any element |
| Neon |
Ne |
00.0008 0.0008999 |
10 |
noble gas |
 |
|
| Nitrogen |
N |
00.0012 0.0012506 |
7 |
gas |
|
diatomic |
| Oxygen |
O |
00.0014 0.001429 |
8 |
gas |
|
diatomic |
| Fluorine |
F |
00.0016 0.001696 |
9 |
halogen gas |
yellow-green or yellowish brown |
|
| Argon |
Ar |
00.0017 0.0017837 |
18 |
noble gas |
 |
|
| Chlorine |
Cl |
00.0032 0.003214 |
17 |
halogen gas |
yellowish green or greenish yellow |
|
| Krypton |
Kr |
00.0037 0.003733 |
36 |
noble gas |
 |
forms compounds with fluorine and clathrates with water |
| Xenon |
Xe |
00.0058 0.005887 |
54 |
noble gas |
 |
Forms compounds with chlorine and fluorine, and a few others. |
| Radon |
Rn |
00.0097 0.00973 |
86 |
noble gas |
|
radioactive, comes from radium |
| Lithium |
Li |
00.5430 0.534 |
3 |
0.6 |

silvery white/gray |
used in batteries. the least dense metal |
| Potassium |
K |
00.8620 0.862 |
19 |
0.4 |

silvery white |
forms many compounds, essential nutrient in plants and animals |
| Sodium |
Na |
00.9710 0.971 |
11 |
0.5 |

waxy, silvery white |
burns with a yellow flame, reacts violently with water, and oxidizes in air necessitating storage in an inert environment |
| Rubidium |
Rb |
01.5320 1.532 |
37 |
0.3 |

silvery-white |
low melting point, reacts violently with water like sodium |
| Calcium |
Ca |
01.5400 1.54 |
20 |
1.75 |

gray |
reacts slowly with water, tarnishes quickly in air |
| Magnesium |
Mg |
01.7380 1.738 |
12 |
2.5 |

silvery metallic |
brittle, flammable, used in lightweight alloys, burns with a bright flame |
| Phosphorus |
P |
01.8200 1.82 |
15 |
nonmetal |

waxy white/ red/ black/ colorless |
Due to its high reactivity, it is never found as a free element in nature. Phosphorus compounds are essential to living things |
| Beryllium |
Be |
01.8500 1.85 |
4 |
5.5 |

gray metallic |
brittle, toxic, used in lightweight alloys, e.g. spacecraft and missiles. |
| Francium |
Fr |
01.8700 1.87 |
87 |
radioactive alkali metal |
|
alkali metal isotope found in uranium and thorium ores, reacts explosively with air and water. |
| Caesium |
Cs |
01.8730 1.873 |
55 |
0.2 |

silvery gold |
liquid at or near room temperature, very reactive, reacts explosively with water. |
| Sulphur |
S |
02.0670 2.067 |
16 |
2.0 |

lemon yellow |
|
| Carbon |
C |
03.5130 3.513 |
6 |
10.0 (diamond) |
colorless |
|
| Carbon |
C |
02.2670 2.267 |
6 |
1-2 (graphite) |

black |
|
| Silicon |
Si |
02.3296 2.3296 |
14 |
6.5 metalloid |

dark gray, bluish tinge |
Used in semiconductors and electronics. |
| Boron |
B |
02.3400 2.34 |
5 |
9.3 |

black/brown/ amorphous boron is a brown powder, metallic boron is black |
The metallic form is hard (9.3 on Mohs' scale) and a poor conductor at room temperature. |
| Strontium |
Sr |
02.6400 2.64 |
38 |
1.5 |

a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element |
The metal turns yellow when exposed to air. somewhat malleable. It is chiefly employed (as in the nitrate) to color pyrotechnic flames red. |
| Aluminium |
Al |
02.6980 2.698 |
13 |
2.75 |

silvery |
non-magnetic, very reflective, lightweight, common building material. |
| Scandium |
Sc |
02.9890 2.989 |
21 |
transition metal |

soft, silvery, develops a slightly yellowish or pinkish cast when exposed to air |
not attacked by a 1:1 mixture of nitric acid(HNO3) and 48% HF |
| Bromine |
Br |
03.1220 3.122 |
35 |
halogen |

gas/liquid: red-brown solid: metallic luster |
a red volatile liquid at standard room temperature. This element is corrosive to human tissue |
| Barium |
Ba |
03.5940 3.594 |
56 |
1.25 |

metallic |
Naturally occurring barium is a mix of seven stable isotopes. There are twenty-two isotopes known, but most of these are highly radioactive and have half-lives in the several millisecond to several minute range. The only notable exceptions are 133Ba which has a half-life of 10.51 years, and 137mBa (2.6 minutes). |
| Yttrium |
Y |
04.4690 4.469 |
39 |
transition metal |

silvery metallic |
two of its compounds are used to make the red color phosphors in cathode ray tube displays |
| Titanium |
Ti |
04.5400 4.540 |
22 |
6.0 |

silvery metallic |
corrosion-resistant (including resistance to sea water and chlorine, high tensile strength |
| Selenium |
Se |
04.8090 4.809 |
34 |
2.0 |

gray, metallic luster |
Selenium has at least 29 isotopes, of which 5 are stable, and 6 are nuclear isomers. |
| Iodine |
I |
04.9300 4.93 |
53 |
halogen solid that sublimes at standard temperatures into a purple-pink gas that has an irritating odor,it avoids goitre |

violet-dark gray, lustrous |
least reactive of the halogens, still a strong oxidizing agent. |
| Europium |
Eu |
05.2430 5.243 |
63 |
lanthanide |
 |
|
| Germanium |
Ge |
05.3230 5.323 |
32 |
6.0 |
 |
Used in semiconductors and LED's |
| Radium |
Ra |
05.5000 5.50 |
88 |
|
almost pure white, readily oxidizes on exposure to air, turning black |
Radium preparations are remarkable for maintaining themselves at a higher temperature than their surroundings, and for their radiations: alpha particles, beta particles, and gamma rays. Radium also produces neutrons when mixed with beryllium. |
| Arsenic |
As |
05.7760 5.776 |
33 |
3.5 |

metallic gray, allotropic forms; yellow, black and grey |
poisonous |
| Gallium |
Ga |
05.9070 5.907 |
31 |
1.5 |
 |
melts at 29.7 degrees Celsius (just above room temperature), Used in semiconductors. |
| Vanadium |
V |
06.1100 6.11 |
23 |
7.0 |
 |
Brittle. Used to make tool steels. |
| Lanthanum |
La |
06.1450 6.145 |
57 |
2.5 |
 |
|
| Tellurium |
Te |
06.2320 6.232 |
52 |
2.25 |

silvery lustrous gray |
|
| Zirconium |
Zr |
06.5060 6.506 |
40 |
5.0 |
 |
|
| Antimony |
Sb |
06.6850 6.685 |
51 |
3.0 |

silvery lustrous grey |
toxic |
| Cerium |
Ce |
06.7700 6.770 |
58 |
2.5 |

resembles iron |
Used in ceramics and glassmaking, component of "flints" in cigarette lighters. |
| Praseodymium |
Pr |
06.7730 6.773 |
59 |
soft |

silvery white, yellowish tinge |
|
| Ytterbium |
Yb |
06.9650 6.965 |
70 |
|

silvery white, metallic |
|
| Astatine |
At |
07.0000 7 approximately |
85 |
|
|
Extremely rare |
| Neodymium |
Nd |
07.0070 7.007 |
60 |
|
|
used in powerful permanent magnets and LASERs |
| Zinc |
Zn |
07.1340 7.134 |
30 |
2.5 |
|
Used to "galvanize" nails, sheet metal, and such. |
| Chromium |
Cr |
07.1500 7.15 |
24 |
8.5 |
|
e.g. Stainless steels, chrome plating, heating coils; +6 compounds are toxic. |
| Promethium |
Pm |
07.2600 7.26 |
61 |
|
|
|
| Tin |
Sn |
07.2870 7.287 |
50 |
1.5 soft metal |
|
Main component of solder. |
| Indium |
In |
07.3100 7.310 |
49 |
soft metal |
|
|
| Manganese |
Mn |
07.4400 7.44 |
25 |
6.0 |
|
|
| Samarium |
Sm |
07.5200 7.52 |
62 |
|
|
|
| Iron |
Fe |
07.8740 7.874 |
26 |
metal |
|
Most stable element. Greatest number of stable isotopes. |
| Gadolinium |
Gd |
07.8950 7.895 |
64 |
|
|
Phosphor in TV tubes and fluorescent lights. |
| Terbium |
Tb |
08.2290 8.229 |
65 |
|
|
Phosphor in TV tubes and fluorescent lights. |
| Dysprosium |
Dy |
08.5500 8.55 |
66 |
|
|
|
| Niobium |
Nb |
08.5700 8.570 |
41 |
|
|
|
| Cadmium |
Cd |
08.6900 8.69 |
48 |
|
|
toxic, used in batteries |
| Holmium |
Ho |
08.7950 8.795 |
67 |
|
|
|
| Cobalt |
Co |
08.8600 8.86 |
27 |
|
|
ferromagnetic, used in high temperature alloys, blue pigments, moderate toxicity |
| Nickel |
Ni |
08.9120 8.912 |
28 |
|
|
alloys, nickel plating |
| Copper |
Cu |
08.9600 8.96 |
29 |
|
|
"noble" metal, good conductor of electricity and heat |
| Erbium |
Er |
09.0660 9.066 |
68 |
|
|
|
| Polonium |
Po |
09.3200 9.32 |
84 |
|
|
radioactive |
| Ununhexium |
Uuh |
09.3200 9.32 or greater |
116 |
|
|
man-made, highly unstable |
| Thulium |
Tm |
09.3210 9.321 |
69 |
|
|
|
| Bismuth |
Bi |
09.8070 9.807 |
83 |
|
|
electrical solders, fire suppressors, replacement for lead bullets |
| Ununpentium |
Uup |
09.8070 9.807 or greater |
115 |
|
|
unstable, man-made |
| Lutetium |
Lu |
09.8400 9.84 |
71 |
|
|
|
| Lawrencium |
Lr |
09.8400 9.84 or greater |
103 |
|
|
artificial |
| Actinium |
Ac |
10.0700 10.07 |
89 |
|
radioactive metallic element. glows in the dark with an eerie blue light. |
|
| Molybdenum |
Mo |
10.2200 10.22 |
42 |
|
|
In "chrome-moly" steels and other steels, lubricants |
| Silver |
Ag |
10.5010 10.501 |
47 |
|
|
noble metal, in money, jewelry, eating utensils, soldering and brazing alloys |
| Lead |
Pb |
11.3420 11.342 |
82 |
|
|
toxic, being phased out in most applications |
| Ununquadium |
Uuq |
11.3420 11.342 or greater |
114 |
|
|
unstable, man-made |
| Technetium |
Tc |
11.5000 11.50 |
43 |
|
|
man-made, used in nuclear medicine. |
| Thorium |
Th |
11.7200 11.72 |
90 |
|
|
Possible nuclear fuel |
| Thallium |
Tl |
11.8500 11.85 |
81 |
|
|
toxic, high-temperature superconductors |
| Ununtrium |
Uut |
11.8500 11.85 or greater |
113 |
|
|
artificial element |
| Palladium |
Pd |
12.0200 12.020 |
46 |
|
|
|
| Ruthenium |
Ru |
12.3700 12.37 |
44 |
|
|
|
| Rhodium |
Rh |
12.4100 12.41 |
45 |
|
|
|
| Hafnium |
Hf |
13.3100 13.31 |
72 |
|
|
|
| Einsteinium |
Es |
13.5000 13.5 (Estimate) |
99 |
|
|
artificial |
| Curium |
Cm |
13.5100 13.51 |
96 |
|
|
artificial |
| Mercury |
Hg |
13.5336 13.5336 |
80 |
|
|
liquid at room temperature; toxic; in batteries and thermometers |
| Ununbium |
Uub |
13.5336 13.5336 or greater |
112 |
|
|
artificial element, |
| Americium |
Am |
13.6900 13.69 |
95 |
|
|
Am-241 used in smoke detectors. |
| Berkelium |
Bk |
14.7900 14.79 |
97 |
|
|
artificial |
| Californium |
Cf |
15.1000 15.10 |
98 |
|
|
artificial |
| Protactinium |
Pa |
15.3700 15.37 |
91 |
|
|
artificial |
| Tantalum |
Ta |
16.6540 16.654 |
73 |
|
|
used in electrolytic capacitors |
| Rutherfordium |
Rf |
18.1000 18.1 |
104 |
|
|
artificial |
| Uranium |
U |
18.9500 18.95 |
92 |
|
|
nuclear fuel |
| Tungsten |
W |
19.2500 19.25 |
74 |
|
|
strong but brittle; heat resistant; extremely high melting point |
| Gold |
Au |
19.2820 19.282 |
79 |
|
|
|
| Roentgenium |
Rg |
19.2820 19.282 or greater |
111 |
|
|
artificial |
| Plutonium |
Pu |
19.8400 19.84 |
94 |
|
|
nuclear fuel |
| Neptunium |
Np |
20.4500 20.45 |
93 |
|
|
|
| Rhenium |
Re |
21.0200 21.02 |
75 |
|
|
|
| Platinum |
Pt |
21.4600 21.46 |
78 |
|
|
precious metal and industrial catalyst |
| Darmstadtium |
Ds |
21.4600 21.46 or greater |
110 |
|
|
artificial |
| Iridium |
Ir |
22.5600 22.560 |
77 |
silvery-white |
|
|
| Osmium |
Os |
22.6100 22.610 |
76 |
|
|
Densest natural element |
| Seaborgium |
Sg |
35.0000 35 (Estimate) |
106 |
|
|
artificial, all remaining elements below are artificial |
| Meitnerium |
Mt |
35.0000 35 (Estimate) |
109 |
|
|
|
| Bohrium |
Bh |
37.0000 37 (Estimate) |
107 |
|
|
|
| Dubnium |
Db |
39.0000 39 (Estimate) |
105 |
|
|
|
| Hassium |
Hs |
41.0000 41 (Estimate) |
108 |
|
|
|
| Fermium |
Fm |
99.9999 Unknown |
100 |
|
|
|
| Mendelevium |
Md |
99.9999 Unknown |
101 |
|
|
|
| Nobelium |
No |
99.9999 Unknown |
102 |
|
|
|
| Ununoctium |
Uuo |
99.9999 Unknown |
118 |
|
|
|