Periodic Table of elements

Symbol

Atomic
number Relative atomic mass

Name

Etymology of
symbol

Group Period

Ac

Actinium

from Greek aktinos 89

&227[227][1]

Ag

Silver

Latin argentum

47

&107.86822107.8682(2)[2]

11

Al

Aluminium
(Aluminum)

Latin alumen

13

&026.9815386826.9815386(8)

13

Am

Americium

the Americas

95

&243[243][1]

Ar

Argon

Greek argon

18

&039.948139.948(1)[2][3]

18

As

Arsenic

Greek arsenikos

33

&074.92160274.92160(2)

15

At

Astatine

Greek astatos

85

&210[210][1]

17

Au

Gold

Latin aurum

79

&196.9665694196.966569(4)

11

Boron

borax

&010.811710.811(7)[2][3][4]

13

Ba

Barium

Greek barys

56

&137.3277137.327(7)

Be

Beryllium

beryl

&009.01218239.012182(3)

Bh

Bohrium

Niels Bohr

107

&264[264][1]

Bi

Bismuth

from German
wissmuth

83

&208.980401208.98040(1)

15

Bk

Berkelium

Berkeley, California 97

&247[247][1]

Br

Bromine

Greek bromos

35

&079.904179.904(1)

17

Carbon

Latin carbo

&012.0107812.0107(8)[2][3]

14

Ca

Calcium

Latin calx

20

&040.078440.078(4)[2]

Cd

Cadmium

from Greek kadmia 48

&112.4118112.411(8)[2]

12

Ce

Cerium

Ceres

Cf

Californium

Cl

58

&140.1161140.116(1)[2]

State and University

98
of California

&251[251][1]

Chlorine

Greek chloros

17

&035.453235.453(2)[2][3][4]

Cm

Curium

Pierre and Marie

Curie and the
traditional -um
ending

96

&247[247][1]

Cn

Copernicium

Nicolaus Copernicus 112

&285[285][1]

12

Co

Cobalt

from German
kobold

27

&058.933195558.933195(5)

Cr

Chromium

Greek chroma

24

&051.9961651.9961(6)

Cs

Caesium
(Cesium)

Latin caesius

55

&132.90545192132.9054519(2)

Cu

Copper

Latin Cuprum

29

&063.546363.546(3)[3]

11

Db

Dubnium

Dubna, Russia

105

&262[262][1]

Ds

Darmstadtium

Darmstadt,
Germany

110

&271[271][1]

10

Dy

Dysprosium

Greek dysprositos

66

&162.5001162.500(1)[2]

Er

Erbium

Ytterby, Sweden

68

&167.2593167.259(3)[2]

Es

Einsteinium

Albert Einstein

99

&252[252][1]

Eu

Europium

Europe

63

&151.9641151.964(1)[2]

Fluorine

Latin fluo

&018.9984032518.9984032(5)

17

Fe

Iron

Latin ferrum

26

&055.845255.845(2)

Fm

Fermium

Enrico Fermi

100

&257[257][1]

Fr

Francium

France

87

&223[223][1]

17

7
1

Ga

Gallium

Latin Gallia

31

&069.723169.723(1)

Gd

Gadolinium

gadolinite

64

&157.253157.25(3)[2]

Ge

Germanium

Germany

32

&072.64172.64(1)

14

Hydrogen

Greek hydrogenes

&001.0079471.00794(7)[2][3][4]

He

Helium

Greek helios

&004.00260224.002602(2)[2][3]

18

Hf

Hafnium

Latin Hafnia

72

&178.492178.49(2)

Hg

Mercury

Latin hydrargyrum 80

&200.592200.59(2)

12

Ho

Holmium

Latin Holmia

67

&164.930322164.930 32(2)

Hs

Hassium

Hesse, Germany

108

&277[277][1]

Iodine

Greek ioeides

53

&126.904473126.904 47(3)

17

In

Indium

indigo blue

49

&114.8183114.818(3)

13

Ir

Iridium

Greek iris

77

&192.2173192.217(3)

Potassium
(Kalium)

Latin kalium

19

&039.0983139.0983(1)

Kr

Krypton

Greek kryptos

36

&083.798283.798(2)[2][4]

18

La

Lanthanum

Greek lanthanien

57

&138.905477138.90547(7)[2]

Li

Lithium

Greek lithos

&006.94126.941(2)[2][3][4][5]

Lr

Lawrencium

Ernest O. Lawrence 103

&262[262][1]

Lu

Lutetium

Latin Lutetia

&174.9671174.967(1)[2]

Md

Mendelevium

Dmitri Mendeleyev 101

&258[258][1]

Mg

Magnesium

Magnesia, Greece

12

&024.3050624.3050(6)

Mn

Manganese

Latin magnes

25

&054.938045554.938045(5)

Mo

Molybdenum

Greek molybdos

42

&095.94295.94(2)[2]

71

13

4
6

Mt

Meitnerium

Lise Meitner

109

&268[268][1]

Nitrogen

Greek nitron

&014.0067214.0067(2)[2][3]

15

Na

Sodium

Latin natrium

11

&022.98976928222.98976928(2) 1

Nb

Niobium

Niobe

41

&092.90638292.906 38(2)

Nd

Neodymium

Greek neos didymos 60

&144.2423144.242(3)[2]

Ne

Neon

Greek neos

10

&020.1797620.1797(6)[2][4]

18

Ni

Nickel

German
kupfernickel

28

&058.6934258.6934(2)

10

No

Nobelium

Alfred Nobel

102

&259[259][1]

Np

Neptunium

Neptune

93

&237[237][1]

Oxygen

Greek oxys

&015.9994315.9994(3)[2][3]

16

Os

Osmium

Greek osme

76

&190.233190.23(3)[2]

Phosphorus

Greek phosphoros 15

&030.973762230.973762(2)

15

Pa

Protactinium

Greek protos and

actinium

91

&231.035882231.03588(2)[1]

Pb

Lead

Latin plumbum

82

&207.21207.2(1)[2][3]

14

Pd

Palladium

Pallas (genitive
Pallados)

46

&106.421106.42(1)[2]

10

Pm

Promethium

Prometheus

61

&145[145][1]

Po

Polonium

Poland

84

&210[210][1]

Pr

Praseodymium Greek prasios

59

&140.907652140.90765(2)

Pt

Platinum

Greek platina

78

&195.0849195.084(9)

Pu

Plutonium

Pluto

94

&244[244][1]

Ra

Radium

Latin radius

88

&226[226][1]

6
16

6
6

10

6
7

Rb

Rubidium

Latin rubidus

37

&085.4678385.4678(3)[2]

Re

Rhenium

German
Rheinprovinz

75

&186.2071186.207(1)

Rf

Rutherfordium Ernest Rutherford

104

&261261[1]

Rg

Roentgenium

Wilhelm Conrad
Rntgen

111

&272[272][1]

11

Rh

Rhodium

Greek rhodon

45

&102.905502102.905 50(2)

Rn

Radon

radium and
emanation

86

&220[220][1]

18

Ru

Ruthenium

Latin Ruthenia

44

&101.072101.07(2)[2]

Sulfur (Sulphur) Latin sulfur

16

&032.065532.065(5)[2][3]

16

Sb

Antimony

Latin stibium

51

&121.7601121.760(1)[2]

15

Sc

Scandium

Scandinavia

21

&044.955912644.955912(6)

Se

Selenium

Greek selene

34

&078.96378.96(3)[3]

16

Sg

Seaborgium

Glenn T. Seaborg

106

&266[266][1]

Si

Silicon

Latin silex

14

&028.0855328.0855(3)[3]

14

Sm

Samarium

samarskite

62

&150.362150.36(2)[2]

Sn

Tin

Latin stannum

50

&118.7101118.710(7)[2]

14

Sr

Strontium

Gaelic Strontian

38

&087.62187.62(1)[2][3]

Ta

Tantalum

King Tantalus

73

&180.947882180.94788(2)

Tb

Terbium

Ytterby, Sweden

65

&158.925352158.92535(2)

Tc

Technetium

Greek technetos

43

&098[98][1]

Te

Tellurium

Greek tellus

52

&127.603127.60(3)[2]

16

Th

Thorium

Thor

90

&232.038062232.03806(2)[1][2]

Ti

Titanium

the Titans

22

&047.867147.867(1)

Tl

Thallium

Greek thallos

81

&204.38332204.3833(2)

13

Tm

Thulium

Thule and the

traditional -ium
ending

69

&168.934212168.93421(2)

Uranium

Uranus

92

&238.028913238.02891(3)[1][2][4]

Uuh

Ununhexium

Latin uni, uni, and

Greek hex

116

&292[292][1]

16

Uuo

Ununoctium

Latin uni, uni, and

oct

118

&294[294][1]

18

Uup

Ununpentium

Latin uni, uni, and

Greek pent

115

&288[288][1]

15

Uuq

Ununquadium

Latin uni, uni, and

quadr

114

&289[289][1]

14

Uus

Ununseptium

Latin uni, uni, and

Greek sept

117

&295[295][1]

17

Uut

Ununtrium

Latin uni, uni, and

Greek tri

113

&284[284][1]

13

Vanadium

Vanadis

23

&050.9415150.9415(1)

Tungsten

German wolfram

74

&183.841183.84(1)

Xe

Xenon

Greek xenos

54

&131.2936131.293(6)[2][4]

18

Yttrium

Ytterby, Sweden

39

&088.90585288.90585(2)

Yb

Ytterbium

Ytterby, Sweden

70

&173.043173.04(3)[2]

Zn

Zinc

German zink

30

&065.409465.409(4)

12

Zr

Zirconium

zircon

40

&091.224291.224(2)[2]

Element categories in the periodic table