List of chemical elements |
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Z | Symbol | Name | Origin of name[2][3] |
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1 | H | Hydrogen | Greek elementshydro- and-gen, meaning 'water-forming' |
2 | He | Helium | Greekhḗlios, 'sun' |
3 | Li | Lithium | Greeklíthos, 'stone' |
4 | Be | Beryllium | beryl, a mineral (ultimately from the name ofBelur in southern India) |
5 | B | Boron | borax, a mineral (fromArabicbawraq) |
6 | C | Carbon | Latincarbo, 'coal' |
7 | N | Nitrogen | Greeknítron and-gen, meaning 'niter-forming' |
8 | O | Oxygen | Greekoxy- and-gen, meaning 'acid-forming' |
9 | F | Fluorine | Latinfluere, 'to flow' |
10 | Ne | Neon | Greeknéon, 'new' |
11 | Na | Sodium | Englishsoda (the symbol Na is derived fromNeo-Latinnatrium, coined from GermanNatron, 'natron') |
12 | Mg | Magnesium | Magnesia, a district of EasternThessaly inGreece |
13 | Al | Aluminium | alumina, from Latinalumen (gen.alumni), 'bitter salt,alum' |
14 | Si | Silicon | Latinsilex, 'flint' (originallysilicium) |
15 | P | Phosphorus | Greekphōsphóros, 'light-bearing' |
16 | S | Sulfur | Latinsulphur, 'brimstone' |
17 | Cl | Chlorine | Greekchlōrós, 'greenish yellow' |
18 | Ar | Argon | Greekargós, 'idle' (because of itsinertness) |
19 | K | Potassium | Neo-Latinpotassa, 'potash' (the symbol K is derived from Latinkalium) |
20 | Ca | Calcium | Latincalx, 'lime' |
21 | Sc | Scandium | LatinScandia, 'Scandinavia' |
22 | Ti | Titanium | Titans, the sons of the Earth goddess of Greek mythology |
23 | V | Vanadium | Vanadis, anOld Norse name for the Scandinavian goddessFreyja |
24 | Cr | Chromium | Greekchróma, 'colour' |
25 | Mn | Manganese | corrupted frommagnesianegra; seeMagnesium |
26 | Fe | Iron | English word (the symbol Fe is derived from Latinferrum) |
27 | Co | Cobalt | GermanKobold, 'goblin' |
28 | Ni | Nickel | Nickel, a mischievoussprite of German miner mythology |
29 | Cu | Copper | English word, from Latincuprum, from Ancient GreekKýpros 'Cyprus' |
30 | Zn | Zinc | Most likely from GermanZinke, 'prong' or 'tooth', though some suggestPersiansang, 'stone' |
31 | Ga | Gallium | LatinGallia, 'France' |
32 | Ge | Germanium | LatinGermania, 'Germany' |
33 | As | Arsenic | Frencharsenic, from Greekarsenikón 'yellow arsenic' (influenced byarsenikós, 'masculine' or 'virile'), from aWest Asianwanderword ultimately fromOld Iranian*zarniya-ka, 'golden' |
34 | Se | Selenium | Greekselḗnē, 'moon' |
35 | Br | Bromine | Greekbrômos, 'stench' |
36 | Kr | Krypton | Greekkryptós, 'hidden' |
37 | Rb | Rubidium | Latinrubidus, 'deep red' |
38 | Sr | Strontium | Strontian, a village inScotland |
39 | Y | Yttrium | Ytterby, a village in Sweden |
40 | Zr | Zirconium | zircon, a mineral |
41 | Nb | Niobium | Niobe, daughter of kingTantalus from Greek mythology |
42 | Mo | Molybdenum | Greekmolýbdaina, 'piece oflead', frommólybdos, 'lead' |
43 | Tc | Technetium | Greektekhnētós, 'artificial' |
44 | Ru | Ruthenium | Neo-LatinRuthenia, 'Russia' |
45 | Rh | Rhodium | Greekrhodóeis, 'rose-coloured', fromrhódon, 'rose' |
46 | Pd | Palladium | the asteroidPallas, considered a planet at the time |
47 | Ag | Silver | English word (The symbol derives from Latinargentum) |
48 | Cd | Cadmium | Neo-Latincadmia, from KingKadmos |
49 | In | Indium | Latinindicum, 'indigo' (colour found in its spectrum) |
50 | Sn | Tin | English word (The symbol derives from Latinstannum) |
51 | Sb | Antimony | Latinantimonium,the origin of which is uncertain:folk etymologies suggest it is derived from Greekantí ('against') +mónos ('alone'), orOld Frenchanti-moine, 'Monk's bane', but it could plausibly be from or related to Arabicʾiṯmid, 'antimony', reformatted as a Latin word. (The symbol derives from Latinstibium 'stibnite'.) |
52 | Te | Tellurium | Latintellus, 'the ground, earth' |
53 | I | Iodine | Frenchiode, from Greekioeidḗs, 'violet' |
54 | Xe | Xenon | Greekxénon, neuter form ofxénos 'strange' |
55 | Cs | Caesium | Latincaesius, 'sky-blue' |
56 | Ba | Barium | Greekbarýs, 'heavy' |
57 | La | Lanthanum | Greeklanthánein, 'to lie hidden' |
58 | Ce | Cerium | the dwarf planetCeres, considered a planet at the time |
59 | Pr | Praseodymium | Greekprásiosdídymos, 'green twin' |
60 | Nd | Neodymium | Greeknéosdídymos, 'new twin' |
61 | Pm | Promethium | Prometheus of Greek mythology |
62 | Sm | Samarium | samarskite, a mineral named after ColonelVasili Samarsky-Bykhovets, Russian mine official |
63 | Eu | Europium | Europe |
64 | Gd | Gadolinium | gadolinite, a mineral named afterJohan Gadolin, Finnish chemist, physicist and mineralogist |
65 | Tb | Terbium | Ytterby, a village in Sweden |
66 | Dy | Dysprosium | Greekdysprósitos, 'hard to get' |
67 | Ho | Holmium | Neo-LatinHolmia, 'Stockholm' |
68 | Er | Erbium | Ytterby, a village in Sweden |
69 | Tm | Thulium | Thule, the ancient name for an unclear northern location |
70 | Yb | Ytterbium | Ytterby, a village in Sweden |
71 | Lu | Lutetium | LatinLutetia, 'Paris' |
72 | Hf | Hafnium | Neo-LatinHafnia, 'Copenhagen' (fromDanishhavn) |
73 | Ta | Tantalum | KingTantalus, father of Niobe from Greek mythology |
74 | W | Tungsten | Swedishtungsten, 'heavy stone' (The symbol is fromwolfram, the old name of the tungsten mineralwolframite) |
75 | Re | Rhenium | LatinRhenus, 'the Rhine' |
76 | Os | Osmium | Greekosmḗ, 'smell' |
77 | Ir | Iridium | Iris, the Greek goddess of the rainbow |
78 | Pt | Platinum | Spanishplatina, 'little silver', fromplata 'silver' |
79 | Au | Gold | English word (The symbol derives from Latinaurum) |
80 | Hg | Mercury | Mercury, Roman god of commerce, communication, and luck, known for his speed and mobility (The symbol is from the element's Latin namehydrargyrum, derived from Greekhydrárgyros, 'water-silver') |
81 | Tl | Thallium | Greekthallós, 'green shoot or twig' |
82 | Pb | Lead | English word (The symbol derives from Latinplumbum) |
83 | Bi | Bismuth | GermanWismut, fromweißMasse 'white mass', unless from Arabic |
84 | Po | Polonium | LatinPolonia, 'Poland' (the home country ofMarie Curie) |
85 | At | Astatine | Greekástatos, 'unstable' |
86 | Rn | Radon | radium |
87 | Fr | Francium | France |
88 | Ra | Radium | Frenchradium, from Latinradius, 'ray' |
89 | Ac | Actinium | Greekaktís, 'ray' |
90 | Th | Thorium | Thor, the Scandinavian god of thunder |
91 | Pa | Protactinium | proto- (from Greekprôtos, 'first, before') +actinium, which is produced through the radioactive decay of protactinium |
92 | U | Uranium | Uranus, the seventh planet in the Solar System |
93 | Np | Neptunium | Neptune, the eighth planet in the Solar System |
94 | Pu | Plutonium | the dwarf planetPluto, considered the ninth planet in the Solar System at the time |
95 | Am | Americium | The Americas, as the element was first synthesised on the continent, by analogy witheuropium |
96 | Cm | Curium | Pierre Curie andMarie Curie, French physicists and chemists |
97 | Bk | Berkelium | Berkeley, California, where the element was first synthesised, by analogy withterbium |
98 | Cf | Californium | California, where the element was first synthesised |
99 | Es | Einsteinium | Albert Einstein, German physicist |
100 | Fm | Fermium | Enrico Fermi, Italian physicist |
101 | Md | Mendelevium | Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist and inventor who proposed theperiodic table |
102 | No | Nobelium | Alfred Nobel, Swedish chemist and engineer |
103 | Lr | Lawrencium | Ernest O. Lawrence, American physicist |
104 | Rf | Rutherfordium | Ernest Rutherford, New Zealand chemist and physicist |
105 | Db | Dubnium | Dubna, Russia, where theJoint Institute for Nuclear Research is located |
106 | Sg | Seaborgium | Glenn T. Seaborg, American chemist |
107 | Bh | Bohrium | Niels Bohr, Danish physicist |
108 | Hs | Hassium | Neo-LatinHassia, 'Hesse' (a state in Germany) |
109 | Mt | Meitnerium | Lise Meitner, Austrian physicist |
110 | Ds | Darmstadtium | Darmstadt, Germany, where the element was first synthesised |
111 | Rg | Roentgenium | Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, German physicist |
112 | Cn | Copernicium | Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer |
113 | Nh | Nihonium | JapaneseNihon, 'Japan' (where the element was first synthesised) |
114 | Fl | Flerovium | Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions, part ofJINR, where the element was synthesised; itself named afterGeorgy Flyorov, Russian physicist |
115 | Mc | Moscovium | Moscow Oblast, Russia, where the element was first synthesised |
116 | Lv | Livermorium | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory inLivermore, California, which collaborated withJINR on its synthesis |
117 | Ts | Tennessine | Tennessee, United States |
118 | Og | Oganesson | Yuri Oganessian, Russian physicist |