Symbol (chemical Element) - Current Symbols

Current Symbols

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Some element categories in the periodic table

Metals Metalloids Nonmetals Unknown
chemical
properties
Alkali
metals		 Alkaline
earth metals		 Inner transition metals Transition
metals		 Post-transition
metals		 Other
nonmetals		 Halogens Noble
gases
Lanthanides Actinides
Symbol Name Etymology of symbol Atomic number Relative atomic mass Group Period
Ac Actinium from Greek aktinos 89 &227 7
Ag Silver Latin argentum 47 &107.86822107.8682(2) 11 5
Al Aluminium Latin alumen 13 &026.9815386826.9815386(8) 13 3
Am Americium the Americas 95 &243 7
Ar Argon Greek argon 18 &039.948139.948(1) 18 3
As Arsenic Greek arsenikos 33 &074.92160274.92160(2) 15 4
At Astatine Greek astatos 85 &210 17 6
Au Gold Latin aurum 79 &196.9665694196.966569(4) 11 6
B Boron borax 5 &010.811710.811(7) 13 2
Ba Barium Greek barys 56 &137.3277137.327(7) 2 6
Be Beryllium beryl 4 &009.01218239.012182(3) 2 2
Bh Bohrium Niels Bohr 107 &264 7 7
Bi Bismuth from German wissmuth,
becoming bismuth in English		 83 &208.980401208.98040(1) 15 6
Bk Berkelium Berkeley, California 97 &247 7
Br Bromine Greek bromos 35 &079.904179.904(1) 17 4
C Carbon Latin carbo 6 &012.0107812.0107(8) 14 2
Ca Calcium Latin calx 20 &040.078440.078(4) 2 4
Cd Cadmium Greek kadmia 48 &112.4118112.411(8) 12 5
Ce Cerium Ceres 58 &140.1161140.116(1) 6
Cf Californium State and University of California 98 &251 7
Cl Chlorine Greek chloros 17 &035.453235.453(2) 17 3
Cm Curium Pierre and Marie Curie and the traditional -um ending 96 &247 7
Cn Copernicium Nicolaus Copernicus 112 &285 12 7
Co Cobalt from German kobold 27 &058.933195558.933195(5) 9 4
Cr Chromium Greek chroma 24 &051.9961651.9961(6) 6 4
Cs Caesium (Cesium) Latin caesius 55 &132.90545192132.9054519(2) 1 6
Cu Copper Latin Cuprum 29 &063.546363.546(3) 11 4
Db Dubnium Dubna, Russia 105 &262 5 7
Ds Darmstadtium Darmstadt, Germany 110 &271 10 7
Dy Dysprosium Greek dysprositos 66 &162.5001162.500(1) 6
Er Erbium Ytterby, Sweden 68 &167.2593167.259(3) 6
Es Einsteinium Albert Einstein 99 &252 7
Eu Europium Europe 63 &151.9641151.964(1) 6
F Fluorine Latin fluo 9 &018.9984032518.9984032(5) 17 2
Fe Iron Latin ferrum 26 &055.845255.845(2) 8 4
Fl Flerovium Georgy Flyorov 114 &289 14 7
Fm Fermium Enrico Fermi 100 &257 7
Fr Francium France 87 &223 1 7
Ga Gallium Latin Gallia 31 &069.723169.723(1) 13 4
Gd Gadolinium gadolinite 64 &157.253157.25(3) 6
Ge Germanium Germany 32 &072.64172.64(1) 14 4
H Hydrogen Greek hydrogenes 1 &001.0079471.00794(7) 1 1
He Helium Greek helios 2 &004.00260224.002602(2) 18 1
Hf Hafnium Latin Hafnia 72 &178.492178.49(2) 4 6
Hg Mercury Latin hydrargyrum 80 &200.592200.59(2) 12 6
Ho Holmium Latin Holmia 67 &164.930322164.930 32(2) 6
Hs Hassium Hesse, Germany 108 &277 8 7
I Iodine Greek ioeides 53 &126.904473126.904 47(3) 17 5
In Indium indigo blue 49 &114.8183114.818(3) 13 5
Ir Iridium Greek iris 77 &192.2173192.217(3) 9 6
K Potassium (Kalium) Latin kalium 19 &039.0983139.0983(1) 1 4
Kr Krypton Greek kryptos 36 &083.798283.798(2) 18 4
La Lanthanum Greek lanthanien 57 &138.905477138.90547(7) 6
Li Lithium Greek lithos 3 &006.94126.941(2) 1 2
Lr Lawrencium Ernest O. Lawrence 103 &262 3 7
Lu Lutetium Latin Lutetia 71 &174.9671174.967(1) 3 6
Lv Livermorium Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 116 &292 16 7
Md Mendelevium Dmitri Mendeleyev 101 &258 7
Mg Magnesium Magnesia, Greece 12 &024.3050624.3050(6) 2 3
Mn Manganese Latin magnes 25 &054.938045554.938045(5) 7 4
Mo Molybdenum Greek molybdos 42 &095.94295.94(2) 6 5
Mt Meitnerium Lise Meitner 109 &268 9 7
N Nitrogen Greek nitron 7 &014.0067214.0067(2) 15 2
Na Sodium Latin natrium 11 &022.98976928222.98976928(2) 1 3
Nb Niobium Niobe 41 &092.90638292.906 38(2) 5 5
Nd Neodymium Greek neos didymos 60 &144.2423144.242(3) 6
Ne Neon Greek neos 10 &020.1797620.1797(6) 18 2
Ni Nickel German kupfernickel 28 &058.6934258.6934(2) 10 4
No Nobelium Alfred Nobel 102 &259 7
Np Neptunium Neptune 93 &237 7
O Oxygen Greek oxys 8 &015.9994315.9994(3) 16 2
Os Osmium Greek osme 76 &190.233190.23(3) 8 6
P Phosphorus Greek phosphoros 15 &030.973762230.973762(2) 15 3
Pa Protactinium Greek protos and actinium 91 &231.035882231.03588(2) 7
Pb Lead Latin plumbum 82 &207.21207.2(1) 14 6
Pd Palladium Pallas (genitive Pallados) 46 &106.421106.42(1) 10 5
Pm Promethium Prometheus 61 &145 6
Po Polonium Poland 84 &210 16 6
Pr Praseodymium Greek prasios 59 &140.907652140.90765(2) 6
Pt Platinum Greek platina 78 &195.0849195.084(9) 10 6
Pu Plutonium Pluto 94 &244 7
Ra Radium Latin radius 88 &226 2 7
Rb Rubidium Latin rubidus 37 &085.4678385.4678(3) 1 5
Re Rhenium German Rheinprovinz 75 &186.2071186.207(1) 7 6
Rf Rutherfordium Ernest Rutherford 104 &261261 4 7
Rg Roentgenium Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen 111 &272 11 7
Rh Rhodium Greek rhodon 45 &102.905502102.905 50(2) 9 5
Rn Radon radium and emanation 86 &220 18 6
Ru Ruthenium Latin Ruthenia 44 &101.072101.07(2) 8 5
S Sulfur (Sulphur) Latin sulfur 16 &032.065532.065(5) 16 3
Sb Antimony Latin stibium 51 &121.7601121.760(1) 15 5
Sc Scandium Scandinavia 21 &044.955912644.955912(6) 3 4
Se Selenium Greek selene 34 &078.96378.96(3) 16 4
Sg Seaborgium Glenn T. Seaborg 106 &266 6 7
Si Silicon Latin silex 14 &028.0855328.0855(3) 14 3
Sm Samarium samarskite 62 &150.362150.36(2) 6
Sn Tin Latin stannum 50 &118.7101118.710(7) 14 5
Sr Strontium Strontian 38 &087.62187.62(1) 2 5
Ta Tantalum King Tantalus 73 &180.947882180.94788(2) 5 6
Tb Terbium Ytterby, Sweden 65 &158.925352158.92535(2) 6
Tc Technetium Greek technetos 43 &098 7 5
Te Tellurium Greek tellus 52 &127.603127.60(3) 16 5
Th Thorium Thor 90 &232.038062232.03806(2) 7
Ti Titanium the Titans 22 &047.867147.867(1) 4 4
Tl Thallium Greek thallos 81 &204.38332204.3833(2) 13 6
Tm Thulium Thule and the traditional -ium ending 69 &168.934212168.93421(2) 6
U Uranium Uranus 92 &238.028913238.02891(3) 7
Uuo Ununoctium Latin uni, uni, and oct 118 &294 18 7
Uup Ununpentium Latin uni, uni, and Greek pent 115 &288 15 7
Uus Ununseptium Latin uni, uni, and Greek sept 117 &295 17 7
Uut Ununtrium Latin uni, uni, and Greek tri 113 &284 13 7
V Vanadium Vanadis 23 &050.9415150.9415(1) 5 4
W Tungsten German wolfram 74 &183.841183.84(1) 6 6
Xe Xenon Greek xenos 54 &131.2936131.293(6) 18 5
Y Yttrium Ytterby, Sweden 39 &088.90585288.90585(2) 3 5
Yb Ytterbium Ytterby, Sweden 70 &173.043173.04(3) 6
Zn Zinc German zin 30 &065.409465.409(4) 12 4
Zr Zirconium zircon 40 &091.224291.224(2) 4 5

Some element categories in the periodic table

Metals Metalloids Nonmetals Unknown
chemical
properties
Alkali
metals		 Alkaline
earth metals		 Inner transition metals Transition
metals		 Post-transition
metals		 Other
nonmetals		 Halogens Noble
gases
Lanthanides Actinides


Antimatter atoms are denoted by a bar above the symbol for their matter counterpart, so e.g. H is the symbol for antihydrogen.

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