Atomic # | Symbol | Name | Other Information |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
89 | Ac | Actinium | Found in pitchblende | ||||
47 | Ag | Silver | Latin name: Argentum Widely used in electronics and jewelery | ||||
13 | Al | Aluminum | Most abundant element in Earth's crust Used to be more expensive than Gold | ||||
95 | Am | Americium | Used in smoke detectors | ||||
18 | Ar | Argon | The third of the noble gases Most comes from radioactive decay of 40-K | ||||
33 | As | Arsenic | One of the most popular poisons throughout the ages Some bacteria may use arsenic in place of phosphorus. | ||||
85 | At | Astatine | Considered to be the rarest of all elements due to very short radioactive half life | ||||
79 | Au | Gold | Latin name: Aurum Widely used in Jewelry and electronics | ||||
5 | B | Boron | Makes glass oven proof Second hardest of the elements | ||||
56 | Ba | Barium | Opaque to X-rays | ||||
4 | Be | Beryllium | Gives emeralds their green color It is ideal for space telescope mirrors | ||||
107 | Bh | Bohrium | n/a | ||||
83 | Bi | Bismuth | 209-Bi is radioactive but extremely long half life | ||||
97 | Bk | Berkelium | n/a | ||||
35 | Br | Bromine | Can also be used like Chlorine as a sanitizing agent Exists in nature as the diatomic molecule Br2 | ||||
6 | C | Carbon | Basis of all Organic molecules More than 80 % of known molecules are carbon based | ||||
20 | Ca | Calcium | Makes up 50 percent of bone mass as well as dental enamel Earth’s largest carbon reservoir in the form of calcium carbonate | ||||
48 | Cd | Cadmium | Known for its use in blue pigments One of the toxic 'heavy metals' | ||||
58 | Ce | Cerium | Used in high-intensity lamps of film projectors | ||||
98 | Cf | Californium | n/a | ||||
17 | Cl | Chlorine | One of humanity’s best friends used for disinfection Exists in nature as the diatomic molecule Cl2 | ||||
96 | Cm | Curium | Highly radioactive and it glows red in the dark | ||||
112 | Cn | Copernicium | n/a | ||||
27 | Co | Cobalt | One of the rarest transition metals and an essential ingredient of vitamin B12 Essential ingredient of Vitamin B-12 | ||||
24 | Cr | Chromium | Compounds include numerous pigments including chrome yellow | ||||
55 | Cs | Cesium | Used in precise atomic clocks Goldish rather than silvery in color | ||||
29 | Cu | Copper | Latin name: Cuprum Widely used in electronics | ||||
105 | Db | Dubnium | n/a | ||||
110 | Ds | Darmstadtium | n/a | ||||
66 | Dy | Dysprosium | Used in data storage applications such as compact discs and hard discs | ||||
68 | Er | Erbium | One of four elements named after Ytterby, Sweden | ||||
99 | Es | Einsteintium | n/a | ||||
63 | Eu | Europium | Used as an anti-counterfeit measure in Europe as it fluoresces | ||||
9 | F | Fluorine | Most reactive element Exists in nature as the diatomic molecule F2 | ||||
26 | Fe | Iron | Latin name: Ferrum Nuclear fusion in stars stops at Iron | ||||
114 | Fl | Flerovium | n/a | ||||
100 | Fm | Fermium | n/a | ||||
87 | Fr | Francium | Completed humankind’s discoveries of naturally occurring elements | ||||
31 | Ga | Gallium | Will melt in your hand at only 29 deg C Like water, it expands when freezes | ||||
64 | Gd | Gadolinium | Bright, soft, silvery-white metal that is both ductile and malleable. | ||||
32 | Ge | Germanium | Used widely in semiconductors Was predicted before discovered | ||||
1 | H | Hydrogen | Most abundant element in the Universe Exists in nature as the diatomic molecule H2 | ||||
2 | He | Helium | Smallest element Its global supply is in critical shortage | ||||
72 | Hf | Hafnium | High-performance electrical insulator | ||||
80 | Hg | Mercury | Latin name: Hydrargyrum Only metal liquid at room temperature | ||||
67 | Ho | Holmium | Used as a dopant of crystals in high-performance lasers | ||||
108 | Hs | Hassium | n/a | ||||
53 | I | Iodine | Responsible for the characteristic smell of seaweeds Exists in nature as the diatomic molecule I2 | ||||
49 | In | Indium | Used in building quantum computers | ||||
77 | Ir | Iridium | Rare in Earth’s crust but not in asteroids Helps support Extinction theory | ||||
19 | K | Potassium | Latin name: Kalium Crucial element in artificial fertilizers | ||||
36 | Kr | Krypton | Probably has not existed on the Superman's planet Noble gas that can still form compounds | ||||
57 | La | Lanthanum | Used for anodes of nickel-metal hydride batteries | ||||
3 | Li | Lithium | No such thing as diLithium crystals As a drug it has long been appreciated as a mood stabilizer | ||||
103 | Lr | Lawrencium | n/a | ||||
71 | Lu | Lutertium | Tarnishes slowly in air and burns at 150 °C to the oxide. | ||||
116 | Lv | Livermorium | n/a | ||||
115 | Mc | Moscovium | n/a | ||||
101 | Md | Mendelevium | n/a | ||||
12 | Mg | Magnesium | One of top-ten elements in the Earth's Crust Every chlorophyll molecule contains a magnesium ion | ||||
25 | Mn | Manganese | Plays a crucial role in photosynthesis Our bodies can't store it | ||||
42 | Mo | Molybdenum | Used as a steel hardener Found in many enzymes in the human body | ||||
109 | Mt | Meitnerium | n/a | ||||
7 | N | Nitrogen | Makes up 80% of our atmosphere Exists in nature as the diatomic molecule N2 | ||||
11 | Na | Sodium | Latin name: Natrium Forms one half of ordinary salt NaCl | ||||
41 | Nb | Niobium | Named after the Greek goddess Niobe | ||||
60 | Nd | Neodymium | Strongest permanent magnets Used in microphones and PC Hard Drives | ||||
10 | Ne | Neon | Used in Neon lights True noble (inert) gas | ||||
113 | Nh | Nihonium | n/a | ||||
28 | Ni | Nickel | Bacteria use Nickel based enzymes for metabolism Widely used in metal plating process | ||||
102 | No | Nobelium | n/a | ||||
93 | Np | Neptunium | First actinide to be synthesized | ||||
8 | O | Oxygen | Third most abundant element in the universe Exists in nature as the diatomic molecule O2 | ||||
118 | Og | Oganesson | n/a | ||||
76 | Os | Osmium | Densest of the elements | ||||
15 | P | Phosphorus | One of the crucial building blocks of DNA and ATP Used in fertilizers | ||||
91 | Pa | Protactinium | One of the rarest and most expensive naturally occurring elements | ||||
82 | Pb | Lead | Latin name: Plumbum Most commonly used for radiation shielding. | ||||
46 | Pd | Palladium | Used as a catalyst to synthesize organic molecules | ||||
61 | Pm | Promethium | Has no stable isotopes | ||||
84 | Po | Polonium | Was discovered by Pierre and Marie Curie | ||||
59 | Pr | Praseodymium | Used in goggles for welders | ||||
78 | Pt | Platinum | Widely used in catalytic converters Used in jewelry, decoration and dental work | ||||
94 | Pu | Plutonium | Also most used in Nuclear weapons | ||||
88 | Ra | Radium | Discovered by Pierre and Marie Curie Was used in luminous watch dials | ||||
37 | Rb | Rubidium | Rubidium-87 isotope naturally repel each other | ||||
75 | Re | Rhenium | Has the highest boiling point of any element one of the rarest elements in the Earth’s crust | ||||
104 | Rf | Rutherfordium | n/a | ||||
111 | Rg | Roentgenium | n/a | ||||
45 | Rh | Rhodium | One of the rarest precious metals Used in catalytic converters | ||||
86 | Rn | Radon | Considered to be the second most frequent cause of lung cancer. | ||||
44 | Ru | Ruthenium | Included in the tips of ballpoints of Parker pens | ||||
16 | S | Sulfur | One of the most important elements in the living cell Essential for two of the amino acids | ||||
51 | Sb | Antimony | Latin name: Stilbium Antimony fluoride is one of the most acidic known | ||||
21 | Sc | Scandium | Existence was predicted by Mendeleyev before its discovery | ||||
34 | Se | Selenium | Used in photovoltaic cells and in shampoos Can convert light to electricity | ||||
106 | Sg | Seaborgium | n/a | ||||
14 | Si | Silicon | Most of the Earth’s rock and mantle is made of silicate rock Chemists doubt that silicon-based life could exist | ||||
62 | Sm | Samarium | Used in the dating of rocks and meteorites. | ||||
50 | Sn | Tin | Latin name: Stannum Mixed with tin & copper gives Bronze | ||||
38 | Sr | Strontium | Gives stadium flares their brilliant red colors Sr-90 is notorious for accumulating in the bones | ||||
73 | Ta | Tantalum | Contributed to making cell phones smaller and lighter | ||||
65 | Tb | Terbium | Does not tarnish rapidly in air Soft enough to be cut with a knife. | ||||
43 | Tc | Technetium | None of its isotopes are stable Lowest element with no stable isotopes | ||||
52 | Te | Tellurium | Only element that easily forms minerals with gold Te-128 has the longest half-life of any unstable isotope | ||||
90 | Th | Thorium | Promising substitute for Uranium in new generation of nuclear reactors | ||||
22 | Ti | Titanium | Main ingredient of white paint as well as sunblock A favorite material for the structural elements of aircraft | ||||
81 | Tl | Thallium | Most toxic of all the elements | ||||
69 | Tm | Thulium | Used in portable x-ray machines | ||||
117 | Ts | Tennessine | n/a | ||||
92 | U | Uranium | Most noted use is for Nuclear weapons | ||||
23 | V | Vanadium | Important ingredient in the fluid that stores energy in flow batteries Also added to Iron to make steel stronger | ||||
74 | W | Tungsten | Latin name: Wolfram Has the highest melting point of all elements | ||||
54 | Xe | Xenon | First noble gas to be shown to form chemical bonds | ||||
39 | Y | Yttrium | Named after the small Swedish town of Ytterby | ||||
70 | Yb | Ytterbium | Used in infrared lasers for fiber-optic networks | ||||
30 | Zn | Zinc | Used in Galvanization a form of rust proofing May have been refined as early as 12th century | ||||
40 | Zr | Zirconium | Most of its use goes into nuclear reactors |