Last updated on September 10th, 2024
This page contains the list of the Chemical elements identified and named by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. IUPAC is registered in Zürich, Switzerland, and the administrative office, known as the “IUPAC Secretariat”, is in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States.
Below is a list of 118 elements with their symbol, atomic number, atomic weight, year of discovery. Hope this proves useful to you. Thank you!
Atomic number | Element | Symbol | Atomic weight | Year discovered | Notes |
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1. | Hydrogen | H | 1.0079 | 1766 | Classified as a nonmetal, Hydrogen is a gas at room temperature. |
2. | Helium | He | 4.0026 | 1868 | Classified as a noble gas, Helium is a gas at room temperature. |
3. | Lithium | Li | 6.938 | 1817 | Classified as an alkali metal, Lithium is a solid at room temperature. |
4. | Berylium | Be | 9.01218 | 1798 | Classified as an alkaline earth metal, Beryllium is a solid at room temperature. |
5. | Boron | Bo | 10.806 | 1808 | Classified as a metalloid, Boron is a solid at room temperature. |
6. | Carbon | C | 12.0096 | 3750 BC | Classified as a nonmetal, Carbon is a solid at room temperature. |
7. | Nitrogen | N | 14.0064 | 1772 | Classified as a nonmetal, Nitrogen is a gas at room temperature. |
8. | Oxygen | O | 15.999 | 1771 | Classified as a nonmetal, Oxygen is a gas at room temperature. |
9. | Fluorine | F | 18.9984 | 1810 | Classified as a halogen, Fluorine is a gas at room temperature. |
10. | Neon | Ne | 20.1797 | 1898 | Classified as a noble gas, Neon is a gas at room temperature. |
11. | Sodium | Na | 22.9898 | 1807 | Classified as an alkali metal, Sodium is a solid at room temperature. |
12. | Magnesium | Mg | 24.304 | 1755 | Classified as an alkaline earth metal, Magnesium is a solid at room temperature. |
13. | Aluminium | Al | 26.9815 | 1825 | Classified as a post-transition metal, Aluminum is a solid at room temperature. |
14. | Silicon | Si | 28.084 | 1823 | Classified as a metalloid, Silicon is a solid at room temperature. |
15. | Phosphorus | P | 30.9738 | 1669 | Classified as a nonmetal, Phosphorus is a solid at room temperature. |
16. | Sulfur | S | 32.059 | 2000 BC | Classified as a nonmetal, Sulfur is a solid at room temperature. |
17. | Chlorine | Cl | 35.446 | 1774 | Classified as a halogen, Chlorine is a gas at room temperature. |
18. | Argon | Ar | 39.792 | 1894 | Classified as a noble gas, Argon is a gas at room temperature. |
19. | Potassium | K | 39.0983 | 1807 | Classified as an alkali metal, Potassium is a solid at room temperature. |
20. | Calcium | Ca | 40.0784 | 1808 | Classified as an alkaline earth metal, Calcium is a solid at room temperature. |
21. | Scandium | Sc | 44.9559 | 1879 | Classified as a transition metal, Scandium is a solid at room temperature. |
22. | Titanium | Ti | 47.8671 | 1791 | Classified as a transition metal, Titanium is a solid at room temperature. |
23. | Vanadium | V | 50.9415 | 1801 | Classified as a transition metal, Vanadium is a solid at room temperature. |
24. | Chromium | Cr | 51.9962 | 1794 | Classified as a transition metal, Chromium is a solid at room temperature. |
25. | Manganese | Mn | 54.938 | 1774 | Classified as a transition metal, Manganese is a solid at room temperature. |
26. | Iron | Fe | 55.8452 | 5000 BC | Classified as a transition metal, Iron is a solid at room temperature. |
27. | Cobalt | Co | 58.9332 | 1734 | Classified as a transition metal, Cobalt is a solid at room temperature. |
28. | Nickel | Ni | 58.6934 | 1751 | Classified as a transition metal, Nickel is a solid at room temperature. |
29. | Copper | Cu | 63.5463 | 9000 BC | Classified as a transition metal, Copper is a solid at room temperature. |
30. | Zinc | Zn | 65.382 | 1000 BC | Classified as a transition metal, Zinc is a solid at room temperature. |
31. | Gallium | Ga | 69.7231 | 1875 | Classified as a post-transition metal, Gallium is a solid at room temperature. |
32. | Germanium | Ge | 72.6308 | 1886 | Classified as a metalloid, Germanium is a solid at room temperature. |
33. | Arsenic | As | 74.9216 | 815 | Classified as a metalloid, Arsenic is a solid at room temperature. |
34. | Selenium | Se | 78.9718 | 1817 | Classified as a nonmetal, Selenium is a solid at room temperature. |
35. | Bromine | Br | 79.901 | 1825 | Classified as a halogen, Bromine is a liquid at room temperature. |
36. | Krypton | Kr | 83.7982 | 1898 | Classified as a noble gas, Krypton is a gas at room temperature. |
37. | Rubidium | Rb | 85.4678 | 1861 | Classified as an alkali metal, Rubidium is a solid at room temperature. |
38. | Strontium | Sr | 87.621 | 1787 | Classified as an alkaline earth metal, Strontium is a solid at room temperature. |
39. | Yttrium | Y | 88.9058 | 1794 | Classified as a transition metal, Yttrium is a solid at room temperature. |
40. | Zirconium | Zr | 91.2242 | 1789 | Classified as a transition metal, Zirconium is a solid at room temperature. |
41. | Niobium | Nb | 92.9064 | 1801 | Classified as a transition metal, Niobium is a solid at room temperature. |
42. | Molybdenum | Mo | 95.951 | 1778 | Classified as a transition metal, Molybdenum is a solid at room temperature. |
43. | Technetium | Tc | 98.9062 | 1937 | Classified as a transition metal, Technetium is a solid at room temperature. |
44. | Ruthenium | Ru | 101.072 | 1844 | Classified as a transition metal, Ruthenium is a solid at room temperature. |
45. | Rhodium | Rh | 102.906 | 1804 | Classified as a transition metal, Rhodium is a solid at room temperature. |
46. | Palladium | Pd | 106.421 | 1802 | Classified as a transition metal, Palladium is a solid at room temperature. |
47. | Silver | Ag | 107.868 | 5000 BC | Classified as a transition metal, Silver is a solid at room temperature. |
48. | Cadmium | Cd | 112.414 | 1817 | Classified as a transition metal, Cadmium is a solid at room temperature. |
49. | Indium | In | 114.818 | 1863 | Classified as a post-transition metal, Indium is a solid at room temperature. |
50. | Tin | Sn | 118.711 | 3500 BC | Classified as a post-transition metal, Tin is a solid at room temperature. |
51. | Antimony | Sb | 121.76 | 815 | Classified as a metalloid, Antimony is a solid at room temperature. |
52. | Tellurium | Te | 127.603 | 782 | Classified as a metalloid, Tellurium is a solid at room temperature. |
53. | Iodine | I | 126.904 | 1811 | Classified as a halogen, Iodine is a solid at room temperature. |
54. | Xenon | Xe | 131.294 | 1898 | Classified as a noble gas, Xenon is a gas at room temperature. |
55. | Cesium | Cs | 132.905 | 1860 | Classified as an alkali metal, Cesium is a solid at room temperature. |
56. | Barium | Ba | 137.328 | 1772 | Classified as an alkaline earth metal, Barium is a solid at room temperature. |
57. | Lanthanum | La | 138.905 | 1838 | Classified as a lanthanide, Lanthanum is a solid at room temperature. |
58. | Cerium | Ce | 140.116 | 1803 | Classified as a lanthanide, Cerium is a solid at room temperature. |
59. | Praseodymium | Pr | 140.908 | 1885 | Classified as a lanthanide, Praseodymium is a solid at room temperature. |
60. | Neodymium | Nd | 144.242 | 1885 | Classified as a lanthanide, Neodymium is a solid at room temperature. |
61. | Promethium | Pm | 145 | 1942 | Classified as a lanthanide, Promethium is a solid at room temperature. |
62. | Samarium | Sm | 150.362 | 1879 | Classified as a lanthanide, Samarium is a solid at room temperature. |
63. | Europium | Eu | 151.964 | 1896 | Classified as a lanthanide, Europium is a solid at room temperature. |
64. | Gadolinium | Gd | 157.253 | 1880 | Classified as a lanthanide, Gadolinium is a solid at room temperature. |
65. | Terbium | Tb | 158.925 | 1843 | Classified as a lanthanide, Terbium is a solid at room temperature. |
66. | Dysprosium | Dy | 162.5 | 1886 | Classified as a lanthanide, Dysprosium is a solid at room temperature. |
67. | Holmium | Ho | 164.93 | 1878 | Classified as a lanthanide, Holmium is a solid at room temperature. |
68. | Erbium | Er | 167.259 | 1843 | Classified as a lanthanide, Erbium is a solid at room temperature. |
69. | Thulium | Tm | 168.934 | 1879 | Classified as a lanthanide, Thulium is a solid at room temperature. |
70. | Ytterbium | Yb | 173.045 | 1878 | Classified as a lanthanide, Ytterbium is a solid at room temperature. |
71. | Lutetium | Lu | 174.967 | 1906 | Classified as a lanthanide, Lutetium is a solid at room temperature. |
72. | Hafnium | Hf | 178.492 | 1922 | Classified as a transition metal, Hafnium is a solid at room temperature. |
73. | Tantalum | Ta | 180.948 | 1802 | Classified as a transition metal, Tantalum is a solid at room temperature. |
74. | Tungsten | W | 183.841 | 1781 | Classified as a transition metal, Tungsten is a solid at room temperature. |
75. | Rhenium | Re | 186.207 | 1908 | Classified as a transition metal, Rhenium is a solid at room temperature. |
76. | Osmium | Os | 190.233 | 1803 | Classified as a transition metal, Osmium is a solid at room temperature. |
77. | Iridium | Ir | 192.217 | 1803 | Classified as a transition metal, Iridium is a solid at room temperature. |
78. | Platinum | Pt | 195.085 | 1735 | Classified as a transition metal, Platinum is a solid at room temperature. |
79. | Gold | Au | 196.967 | 6000 BC | Classified as a transition metal, Gold is a solid at room temperature. |
80. | Mercury | Hg | 200.592 | 1500 BC | Classified as a transition metal, Mercury is a liquid at room temperature. |
81. | Thallium | Tl | 204.382 | 1861 | Classified as a post-transition metal, Thallium is a solid at room temperature. |
82. | Lead | Pb | 207.21 | 7000 BC | Classified as a post-transition metal, Lead is a solid at room temperature. |
83. | Bismuth | Bi | 208.98 | 1000 | Classified as a post-transition metal, Bismuth is a solid at room temperature. |
84. | Polonium | Po | 209 | 1898 | Classified as a metalloid, Polonium is a solid at room temperature. |
85. | Astatine | At | 210 | 1940 | Classified as a halogen, Astatine is a solid at room temperature. |
86. | Radon | Rn | 222 | 1899 | Classified as a noble gas, Radon is a gas at room temperature. |
87. | Francium | Fr | 223 | 1939 | Classified as an alkali metal, Francium is a solid at room temperature. |
88. | Radium | Ra | 226 | 1898 | Classified as an alkaline earth metal, Radium is a solid at room temperature. |
89. | Actinium | Ac | 227 | 1902 | Classified as an actinide, Actinium is a solid at room temperature. |
90. | Thorium | Th | 232.038 | 1829 | Classified as an actinide, Thorium is a solid at room temperature. |
91. | Protactinium | Pa | 231.036 | 1913 | Classified as an actinide, Protactinium is a solid at room temperature. |
92. | Uranium | U | 238.029 | 1789 | Classified as an actinide, Uranium is a solid at room temperature. |
93. | Neptunium | Np | 237 | 1940 | Classified as an actinide, Neptunium is a solid at room temperature. |
94. | Plutonium | Pu | 244 | 1940 | Classified as an actinide, Plutonium is a solid at room temperature. |
95. | Americium | Am | 243 | 1944 | Classified as an actinide, Americium is a solid at room temperature. |
96. | Curium | Cm | 247 | 1944 | Classified as an actinide, Curium is a solid at room temperature. |
97. | Berkelium | Bk | 247 | 1949 | Classified as an actinide, Berkelium is a solid at room temperature. |
98. | Californium | Cf | 251 | 1950 | Classified as an actinide, Californium is a solid at room temperature. |
99. | Einsteinium | Es | 252 | 1952 | Classified as an actinide, Einsteinium is a solid at room temperature. |
100. | Fermium | Fm | 257 | 1952 | Classified as an actinide, Fermium is a solid at room temperature. |
101. | Mendelevium | Md | 258 | 1955 | Classified as an actinide, Mendelevium is a solid at room temperature. |
102. | Nobelium | No | 259 | 1966 | Classified as an actinide, Nobelium is a solid at room temperature. |
103. | Lawrencium | Lr | 262 | 1961 | Classified as an actinide, Lawrencium is a solid at room temperature. |
104. | Rutherfordium | Rf | 261 | 1969 | |
105. | Dubnium | Db | 268 | 1970 | |
106. | Seaborgium | Sg | 269 | 1974 | |
107. | Bohrium | Bh | 270.133 | 1981 | |
108. | Hassium | Hs | 269 | 1984 | |
109. | Meitnerium | Mt | 277.154 | 1982 | |
110. | Darmstadtium | Ds | 281 | 1994 | |
111. | Roentgenium | Rg | 281 | 1994 | |
112. | Copernicium | Cn | 285 | 1996 | |
113. | Nihonium | Nh | 286 | 2003 | |
114. | Flerovium | Fl | 289 | 1999 | |
115. | Moscovium | Mc | 288 | 2003 | |
116. | Livermorium | Lv | 293 | 2000 | |
117. | Tennessine | Ts | 294 | 2009 | |
118. | Oganesson | Og | 294 | 2002 | |
Table last updated | August 17, 2024 |