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Atomic Names and Symbols
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Si |
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Ar |
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K |
Ca |
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Cr |
Mn |
Fe |
Co |
Ni |
Cu |
Zn |
Ga |
Ge |
As |
Se |
Br |
Kr |
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Rb |
Sr |
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Nb |
Mo |
Tc |
Ru |
Rh |
Pd |
Ag |
Cd |
In |
Sn |
Sb |
Te |
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Xe |
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Cs |
Ba |
La |
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Ta |
W |
Re |
Os |
Ir |
Pt |
Au |
Hg |
Tl |
Pb |
Bi |
Po |
At |
Rn |
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Ra |
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Db |
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Bh |
Hs |
Mt |
Ds |
Rg |
Uub |
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Uuq |
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Pr |
Nd |
Pm |
Sm |
Eu |
Gd |
Tb |
Dy |
Ho |
Er |
Tm |
Yb |
Lu |
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Np |
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Every element has a one- or two-letter abbreviation based either on its English name or its Latin or Greek name.
The table below lists the atomic numbers, symbols, and names of all the elements, with the derivations for the symbols which are not of English origin. A complete list of derivations of the names of the elements may be found here.
Atomic Number |
Symbol |
Name |
Atomic Mass (amu, g/mol) |
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| 89 |
Ac |
Actinium |
227.0278 |
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| 13 |
Al |
Aluminum |
26.98154 |
In some European countries, the element name is spelled "aluminium" |
| 95 |
Am |
Americium |
(243) |
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| 51 |
Sb |
Antimony |
121.75 |
Sb comes from the Latin name for the mineral antimony sulfide, stibium |
| 18 |
Ar |
Argon |
39.948 |
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| 33 |
As |
Arsenic |
74.9216 |
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| 85 |
At |
Astatine |
(210) |
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| 56 |
Ba |
Barium |
137.33 |
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| 97 |
Bk |
Berkelium |
(247) |
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| 4 |
Be |
Beryllium |
9.01218 |
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| 83 |
Bi |
Bismuth |
208.9804 |
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| 107 |
Bh |
Bohrium |
(262) |
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| 5 |
B |
Boron |
10.81 |
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| 35 |
Br |
Bromine |
79.904 |
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| 48 |
Cd |
Cadmium |
112.41 |
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| 20 |
Ca |
Calcium |
40.08 |
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| 98 |
Cf |
Californium |
(251) |
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C |
Carbon |
12.011 |
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Ce |
Cerium |
140.12 |
In some European countries, the element names is spelled "caesium" |
| 55 |
Cs |
Cesium |
132.9054 |
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Cl |
Chlorine |
35.453 |
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| 24 |
Cr |
Chromium |
51.996 |
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| 27 |
Co |
Cobalt |
58.9332 |
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| 29 |
Cu |
Copper |
63.546 |
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| 96 |
Cm |
Curium |
(247) |
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| 110 |
Ds |
Darmstadtium |
(269) |
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| 105 |
Db |
Dubnium |
(262) |
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| 66 |
Dy |
Dysprosium |
162.50 |
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| 99 |
Es |
Einsteinium |
(252) |
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| 68 |
Er |
Erbium |
167.26 |
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| 63 |
Eu |
Europium |
151.96 |
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| 100 |
Fm |
Fermium |
(257) |
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| 9 |
F |
Fluorine |
18.998403 |
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| 87 |
Fr |
Francium |
(223) |
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| 64 |
Gd |
Gadolinium |
157.25 |
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Ga |
Gallium |
69.72 |
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Ge |
Germanium |
72.59 |
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Au |
Gold |
196.9665 |
Au comes from the Latin name, aurum, "shining dawn" |
| 72 |
Hf |
Hafnium |
178.49 |
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| 108 |
Hs |
Hassium |
(255) |
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He |
Helium |
4.00260 |
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| 67 |
Ho |
Holmium |
164.9304 |
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H |
Hydrogen |
1.00797 |
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| 49 |
In |
Indium |
114.82 |
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I |
Iodine |
126.9045 |
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Ir |
Iridium |
192.22 |
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Fe |
Iron |
55.847 |
Fe comes from the Latin name, ferrum |
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Kr |
Krypton |
83.80 |
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La |
Lanthanum |
138.9055 |
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| 103 |
Lr |
Lawrencium |
(260) |
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Pb |
Lead |
207.2 |
Pb comes from the Latin name, plumbum |
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Li |
Lithium |
6.941 |
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Lu |
Lutetium |
174.967 |
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Mg |
Magnesium |
24.305 |
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Mn |
Manganese |
54.9380 |
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| 109 |
Mt |
Meitnerium |
(256) |
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| 101 |
Md |
Mendelevium |
(258) |
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Hg |
Mercury |
200.59 |
Hg comes from the Latin name, hydragyrum, "liquid silver" |
| 42 |
Mo |
Molybdenum |
95.94 |
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Nd |
Neodymium |
144.24 |
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Ne |
Neon |
20.179 |
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Np |
Neptunium |
237.0482 |
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Ni |
Nickel |
58.70 |
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Nb |
Niobium |
92.9064 |
This element is often referred to by metallurgists and metal-producing industries as "columbium" (Cb) [see the page on Discoverers of the Elements |
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N |
Nitrogen |
14.0067 |
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| 102 |
No |
Nobelium |
(250) |
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Os |
Osmium |
190.2 |
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O |
Oxygen |
15.9994 |
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Pd |
Palladium |
106.4 |
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P |
Phosphorus |
30.97376 |
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Pt |
Platinum |
195.09 |
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Pu |
Plutonium |
(242) |
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Po |
Polonium |
(209) |
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K |
Potassium |
39.0983 |
K comes from the Latin name, kalium |
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Pr |
Praseodymium |
140.9077 |
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Pm |
Promethium |
(145) |
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Pa |
Protactinium |
231.0359 |
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Ra |
Radium |
226.0254 |
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| 86 |
Rn |
Radon |
(222) |
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Re |
Rhenium |
186.207 |
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Rh |
Rhodium |
102.9055 |
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Rb |
Rubidium |
85.4678 |
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| 111 |
Rg |
Roentgenium |
(272) |
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Ru |
Ruthenium |
101.07 |
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| 104 |
Rf |
Rutherfordium |
(261) |
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Sm |
Samarium |
150.4 |
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Sc |
Scandium |
44.9559 |
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| 106 |
Sg |
Seaborgium |
(263) |
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Se |
Selenium |
78.96 |
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Si |
Silicon |
28.0855 |
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Ag |
Silver |
107.868 |
Ag comes from the Latin name, argentum |
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Na |
Sodium |
22.98977 |
Na comes from the Latin name, natrium |
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Sr |
Strontium |
87.62 |
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S |
Sulfur |
32.06 |
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Ta |
Tantalum |
180.9479 |
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| 43 |
Tc |
Technetium |
(98) |
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| 52 |
Te |
Tellurium |
127.60 |
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| 65 |
Tb |
Terbium |
158.9254 |
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Tl |
Thallium |
204.37 |
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| 90 |
Th |
Thorium |
232.0381 |
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| 69 |
Tm |
Thulium |
168.9342 |
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Sn |
Tin |
118.69 |
Sn comes from the Latin name, stannum |
| 22 |
Ti |
Titanium |
47.90 |
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| 74 |
W |
Tungsten |
183.85 |
W comes from the German name, wolfram ("wolf dirt," so named because of its presence as an impurity in the mining of tin); in some countries, the element is still called "wolfram" |
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Uub |
Ununbiium |
(277) |
Generic name* |
| 114 |
Uuq |
Ununquadium |
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Generic name* |
| 92 |
U |
Uranium |
238.029 |
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V |
Vanadium |
50.9415 |
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Xe |
Xenon |
131.30 |
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| 70 |
Yb |
Ytterbium |
173.04 |
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| 39 |
Y |
Yttrium |
88.9059 |
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| 30 |
Zn |
Zinc |
65.38 |
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Zr |
Zirconium |
91.22 |
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Generic Names
Generic names and symbols are given to artificially produced elements which have been reported but not yet assigned official names. These names and symbols are assembled from the digits in the atomic number of the element, plus the ending.
| 0 |
nil |
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pent |
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un |
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hex |
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bi |
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setp |
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tri |
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oct |
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quad |
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enn |
Thus, element 110, before it was given the name "Darmstadtium" was known as ununnilium (Uun), element 111 was unununium (Uuu), element 113 is ununtrium, and so on.
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