The Elements — Quick Descriptions, Uses and Occurrences

Element			Description Physical characteristics of the element in its pure form.	Use or Occurrence How it is (or was) used or where it is found. (Click links to search for more info.)
1	H	Hydrogen	explosive gas, lightest element
2	He	Helium	inert gas, second-lightest element
3	Li	Lithium	lightest metal, soft, reactive
4	Be	Beryllium	lightweight metal
5	B	Boron	hard black solid
6	C	Carbon	hard diamond, soft graphite
7	N	Nitrogen	colorless gas
8	O	Oxygen	colorless gas
9	F	Flourine	yellowish poison gas, most reactive element
10	Ne	Neon	inert gas
11	Na	Sodium (Natrium)	soft metal, reactive
12	Mg	Magnesium	lightweight metal
13	Al	Aluminum	lightweight non-corroding metal
14	Si	Silicon	hard metalloid
15	P	Phosphorus	glowing white waxy solid (also red and black forms)
16	S	Sulfur	brittle yellow solid
17	Cl	Chlorine	greenish poison gas
18	Ar	Argon	inert gas
19	K	Potassium (Kalium)	soft metal, reactive
20	Ca	Calcium	soft metal
21	Sc	Scandium	soft lightweight metal
22	Ti	Titanium	strongest lightweight metal, heat-resistant
23	V	Vanadium	hard metal
24	Cr	Chromium	hard shiny metal
25	Mn	Manganese	hard metal
26	Fe	Iron (Ferrum)	medium-hard metal, magnetic
27	Co	Cobalt	hard metal, magnetic
28	Ni	Nickel	medium-hard metal, magnetic
29	Cu	Copper (Cuprum)	colored metal, conducts heat and electricity well
30	Zn	Zinc	non-corroding metal
31	Ga	Gallium	soft metal, melts on a hot day
32	Ge	Germanium	brittle metalloid
33	As	Arsenic	brittle metalloid
34	Se	Selenium	brittle gray solid
35	Br	Bromine	dark red liquid
36	Kr	Krypton	inert gas
37	Rb	Rubidium	soft metal, reactive
38	Sr	Strontium	soft metal
39	Y	Yttrium	soft metal
40	Zr	Zirconium	non-corroding neutron-resistant metal
41	Nb	Niobium	high-melting-point non-corroding metal
42	Mo	Molybdenum	high-melting-point metal
43	Tc	Technetium	radioactive, long-lived
44	Ru	Ruthenium	non-corroding hard metal
45	Rh	Rhodium	non-corroding hard shiny metal
46	Pd	Palladium	non-corroding hard metal, absorbs hydrogen
47	Ag	Silver (Argentum)	soft shiny metal, conducts electricity best of all elements
48	Cd	Cadmium	non-corroding soft metal, toxic
49	In	Indium	soft metal
50	Sn	Tin (Stanum)	non-corroding soft metal
51	Sb	Antimony (Stibium)	brittle metalloid
52	Te	Tellurium	brittle metalloid
53	I	Iodine	violet-black solid
54	Xe	Xenon	inert gas
55	Cs	Cesium	soft metal, melts on a hot day, reactive, largest stable atoms
56	Ba	Barium	soft metal, absorbs X-rays
57	La	Lanthanum	soft metal
58	Ce	Cerium	soft metal
59	Pr	Praseodymium	soft metal
60	Nd	Neodymium	soft metal
61	Pm	Promethium	radioactive, long-lived
62	Sm	Samarium	soft metal
63	Eu	Europium	soft metal
64	Gd	Gadolinium	soft metal, best neutron absorber, magnetic
65	Tb	Terbium	soft metal
66	Dy	Dysprosium	soft metal
67	Ho	Holmium	soft metal
68	Er	Erbium	soft metal
69	Tm	Thulium	soft metal
70	Yb	Ytterbium	soft metal
71	Lu	Lutetium	soft metal, densest and hardest rare earth metal
72	Hf	Hafnium	non-corroding metal, absorbs neutrons
73	Ta	Tantalum	high-melting-point non-corroding metal
74	W	Tungsten (Wolfram)	highest-melting-point metal, dense
75	Re	Rhenium	high-melting-point dense metal
76	Os	Osmium	non-corroding high-melting-point hard metal, densest element (same as Ir)
77	Ir	Iridium	non-corroding hard metal, densest element (same as Os)
78	Pt	Platinum	non-corroding dense metal
79	Au	Gold (Aurum)	most malleable element, dense non-tarnishing colored metal
80	Hg	Mercury (Hydrargium)	liquid metal, toxic
81	Tl	Thallium	soft metal, toxic
82	Pb	Lead (Plumbum)	dense, soft, non-corroding metal, toxic
83	Bi	Bismuth	low melting point, brittle metal
84	Po	Polonium	radioactive, long-lived
85	At	Astatine	radioactive, short-lived
86	Rn	Radon	radioactive gas, short-lived
87	Fr	Francium	radioactive, short-lived, atoms larger than cesium
88	Ra	Radium	radioactive, long-lived
89	Ac	Actinium	radioactive, long-lived
90	Th	Thorium	radioactive, long-lived
91	Pa	Protactinium	radioactive, long-lived
92	U	Uranium	radioactive, long-lived, dense
93	Np	Neptunium	radioactive, long-lived
94	Pu	Plutonium	radioactive, long-lived
95	Am	Americium	radioactive, long-lived
96	Cm	Curium	radioactive, long-lived
97	Bk	Berkelium	radioactive, long-lived
98	Cf	Californium	radioactive, long-lived
99	Es	Einsteinium	radioactive, short-lived	never found in nature, no uses
100	Fm	Fermium	radioactive, short-lived	never found in nature, no uses
101	Md	Mendelevium	radioactive, short-lived	never found in nature, no uses
102	No	Nobelium	radioactive, short-lived	never found in nature, no uses
103	Lr	Lawrencium	radioactive, short-lived	never found in nature, no uses
104	Rf	Rutherfordium	radioactive, short-lived	never found in nature, no uses
105	Db	Dubnium	radioactive, short-lived	never found in nature, no uses
106	Sg	Seaborgium	radioactive, short-lived	never found in nature, no uses
107	Bh	Bohrium	radioactive, short-lived	never found in nature, no uses
108	Hs	Hassium	radioactive, short-lived	never found in nature, no uses
109	Mt	Meitnerium	radioactive, short-lived	never found in nature, no uses
110	Ds	Darmstadtium	radioactive, short-lived	never found in nature, no uses
111	Rg	Roentgenium	radioactive, short-lived	never found in nature, no uses
112		unnamed	radioactive, short-lived	never found in nature, no uses
113		unnamed	radioactive, short-lived	never found in nature, no uses
114		unnamed	radioactive,	never found in nature, no uses
115		unnamed	radioactive, short-lived	never found in nature, no uses
116		unnamed	radioactive, short-lived	never found in nature, no uses
117		unnamed	radioactive, short-lived	never found in nature, no uses
118		unnamed	radioactive, short-lived	never found in nature, no uses (heaviest element yet made when this was written)

Note: On this chart, a radioactive element is called long-lived if the half-life of any of its isotopes is more than one year; otherwise it is called short-lived.

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