Periods

The Periodic Table of the Elements, in Pictures

Alkali
Metals
Group 1
H

Hydrogen

Atomic
Symbol

Symbols

_____ium

Examples

at room
temperature

metallic solid
red liquid
colorless gas

Human Body

top ten elements by weight

Earth's Crust

Name

top eight elements by weight

Magnetic

4
3 Be
Beryllium
Lithium

Li

Gas

ferromagnetic at room temperature

Noble Metals

Widgets

Metals

Radioactive
Batteries
Na

Sodium

Emeralds

Nonmetals

Transition Metals

Boron

Carbon
Group
14
5C

Carbon

Nitrogen
Group
15
6N

Nitrogen

7O

Oxygen
Group
16
Oxygen

Halogens
17
8F

Fluorine

1
Balloons

9 Ne

Neon

10

Rare Earth Metals

all isotopes are radioactive

Actinide Metals

Only Traces Found in Nature

Sports
Equipment

Advertising
Basis of Life's
Air
Protein
Toothpaste
Signs
Molecules
16 Cl
15 S
18
17 Ar
14 P
Al
13 Si
Sulfur
Phosphorus
Argon
Chlorine
Silicon
Aluminum

less than a millionth percent of earth's crust

only made by people

Boron
Group
13

Helium

Superheavy Elements

Never Found in Nature

12
11 Mg
Magnesium

He

corrosion-resistant

How it is (or was) used

or where it occurs in nature

Noble
Gases
18

Color Key

Noble Gases
Halogens

Liquid

The color of the symbol is

the color of the element in
its most common pure form.

als ids
et
o
nm
all
r
No Met Poo ls
ta
Me

Sun and
Stars

Alkali
Earth
Metals
2

number of
protons

Solid

Alkali Earth Metals

Alkali Metals

Atomic
Number

Transition Metals
Swimming
Stone, Sand,
Egg Yolks
Bones
Light Bulbs
Chlorophyll
Airplanes
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Pools
and Soil
30 Ga
29 Zn
28 Cu
27 Ni
25 Fe
26 Co
24 Mn
23 Cr
22 V
21 Ti
20 Sc
19 Ca
34 Br
33 Se
36
35 Kr
31 Ge
32 As
Zinc
Copper
Nickel
Cobalt
Manganese
Iron
Chromium
Vanadium
Titanium
Scandium
Calcium
Potassium
Selenium
Arsenic
Krypton
Bromine
Gallium
Germanium
Salt

4
Brass
Electric
Stainless
Shells and
Fruits and
Photography
Light-Emitting Semiconductor
Steel
Coins
Magnets
Earthmovers Structures
Springs
Aerospace
Bicycles
Copiers
Poison
Flashlights
Instruments Diodes (LEDs) Electronics
Wires
Steel
Bones
Vegetables
Film
48 In
47 Cd
46 Ag
45 Pd
44 Rh
43 Ru
42 Tc
41 Mo
40 Nb
39 Zr
38 Y
Rb
37 Sr
51 Te
53 Xe
50 Sb
49 Sn
52 I
54
Cadmium
Silver
Palladium
Rhodium
Ruthenium
Molybdenum Technetium
Niobium
Zirconium
Yttrium
Strontium
Rubidium
Antimony
Iodine
Tin
Indium
Tellurium
Xenon

5
Global
Navigation
Cs

Cesium

Fireworks

55 Ba

Barium

56

Lasers
57 - 71
Rare
Earth
Metals

6
X-Ray
Diagnosis
88
Fr
87 Ra
Radium
Francium
Atomic
Clocks

89 - 103

6
Nuclear
Mobile
Surgical
Anti-Static Radioactive
Rocket
Fire
Lamp
Low-Temperature
Labware
Jewelry
Spark Plugs
Pen Points
Weights
Thermometers Thermometers
Submarines
Phones
Implants
Medicine
Brushes
Engines
Sprinklers
Filaments
Rf
104 Db
109 Ds
110 Rg
117 Uuo
118
107 Hs
108 Mt
115 Lv
116 Uus
105 Sg
106 Bh
113 Fl
114 Uup
111 Cn
112 Uut
Meitnerium Darmstadtium Roentgenium Copernicium
Bohrium
Hassium
Dubnium
Seaborgium
Ununtrium
Flerovium
Ununpentium Livermorium Ununseptium Ununoctium
Rutherfordium

Actinide
Metals

Pollution
Searchlight
Electric
Radioactive
Cutting
Mag Lev
Chemical
Car
Plated
Liquid Crystal
Thermoelectric
High-Intensity
Paint
Jewelry
Disinfectant
Control
Reflectors
Switches
Diagnosis
Tools
Trains
Pipelines
Batteries
Displays (LCDs) Food Cans
Coolers
Lamps
Hf
72 Ta
78 Au
79 Hg
86
77 Pt
85 Rn
76 Ir
84 At
75 Os
83 Po
74 Re
82 Bi
73 W
80 Tl
81 Pb
Hafnium
Platinum
Gold
Radon
Iridium
Astatine
Osmium
Polonium
Rhenium
Bismuth
Tungsten
Lead
Tantalum
Mercury
Thallium

Laser
Atom Traps
119

Luminous
Watches
120 121 - 153

Rare
Earth
Metals

Superheavy Elements
radioactive, never found in nature, no uses except atomic research
58 Pr
La
57 Ce
65 Dy
64 Tb
71
70 Lu
63 Gd
67 Er
69 Yb
59 Nd
60 Pm
61 Sm
62 Eu
66 Ho
68 Tm
Cerium
Lanthanum
Terbium
Gadolinium
Lutetium
Ytterbium
Europium
Holmium
Thulium
Samarium
Dysprosium
Erbium
Praseodymium Neodymium Promethium

6
Lighter
Telescope
Fluorescent Smart Material
MRI
Scientific Photodynamic
Color
Laser
Laser
Torchworkers' Electric Motor Luminous Electric Motor
Optical Fiber
Flints
Lenses
Lamps
Diagnosis
Medicine
Fiber Lasers
Dials
Televisions
Surgery
Surgery
Eyeglasses
Magnets
Magnets
Actuators
Communications
97 Cf
Ac
89 Th
96 Bk
95 Cm
102 Lr
103
93 Pu
94 Am
98 Es
99 Fm
91 U
92 Np
100 Md
101 No
90 Pa
Berkelium
Actinium
Curium
Americium
Nobelium
Lawrencium
Neptunium
Plutonium
Californium Einsteinium
Protactinium
Uranium
Fermium
Mendelevium
Thorium

Actinide
Metals

7
Radioactive
Medicine

Gas Lamp
Mantles

Radioactive
Waste

Nuclear
Power

Radioactive
Waste

Nuclear
Weapons

Smoke
Detectors

Mineral
Analyzers

Radioactive
Waste

Mineral
Analyzers

radioactive, never found in nature, no uses except atomic research

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