Browse the periodic table →All 118 published elements, arranged by group and period
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- alkali metal 6 elements
- alkaline earth metal 6 elements
- transition metal 38 elements
- post-transition metal 12 elements
- metalloid 6 elements
- nonmetal 7 elements
- halogen 6 elements
- noble gas 7 elements
- lanthanide 15 elements
- actinide 15 elements
Featured elements
The best-known elements, with a full overview on each page.
- Hydrogen (H) Atomic number 1 · nonmetal
- Helium (He) Atomic number 2 · noble gas
- Lithium (Li) Atomic number 3 · alkali metal
- Carbon (C) Atomic number 6 · nonmetal
- Nitrogen (N) Atomic number 7 · nonmetal
- Oxygen (O) Atomic number 8 · nonmetal
- Fluorine (F) Atomic number 9 · halogen
- Sodium (Na) Atomic number 11 · alkali metal
- Magnesium (Mg) Atomic number 12 · alkaline earth metal
- Aluminium (Al) Atomic number 13 · post-transition metal
- Silicon (Si) Atomic number 14 · metalloid
- Phosphorus (P) Atomic number 15 · nonmetal
- Sulfur (S) Atomic number 16 · nonmetal
- Chlorine (Cl) Atomic number 17 · halogen
- Potassium (K) Atomic number 19 · alkali metal
- Calcium (Ca) Atomic number 20 · alkaline earth metal
- Iron (Fe) Atomic number 26 · transition metal
- Nickel (Ni) Atomic number 28 · transition metal
- Copper (Cu) Atomic number 29 · transition metal
- Zinc (Zn) Atomic number 30 · transition metal
- Silver (Ag) Atomic number 47 · transition metal
- Tin (Sn) Atomic number 50 · post-transition metal
- Iodine (I) Atomic number 53 · halogen
- Platinum (Pt) Atomic number 78 · transition metal
- Gold (Au) Atomic number 79 · transition metal
- Mercury (Hg) Atomic number 80 · transition metal
- Lead (Pb) Atomic number 82 · post-transition metal
- Uranium (U) Atomic number 92 · actinide
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