The Periodic Table of the Elements, in Pictures

Periods

Alkali Metals Group 1

H Hydrogen 1

Atomic Symbol

number of protons

Atomic Number

Solid Liquid Gas

at room temperature

The color of the symbol is the color of the element in its most common pure form. Examples metallic solid red liquid colorless gas

Color Key
Metals H Noble Gases Halogens Nonmetals

Noble Gases 18
He Helium 2

1
Sun and Stars Li

Alkali Earth Metals 2

Symbols A Name Z

_____ium

Human Body

Earth's Crust Magnetic

top ten elements by weight

top eight elements by weight ferromagnetic at room temperature

Transition Metals

Boron Group 13
B Boron 5C

Carbon Group 14
Carbon

Nitrogen Group 15
6N Nitrogen 7O

Oxygen Group 16
Oxygen

Halogens 17
8F Fluorine

1
Balloons Neon 10

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

Alkali Earth Metals Alkali Metals

4 3 Be Beryllium Lithium Widgets

9 Ne

2
Batteries Na Sodium Emeralds

Noble Metals Radioactive

corrosion-resistant all isotopes are radioactive

Superheavy Elements Rare Earth Metals Actinide Metals

2
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 Sports Equipment

How it is (or was) used or where it occurs in nature

Only Traces Found in Nature Never Found in Nature

only made by people

less than a millionth percent of earth's crust

12 11 Mg Magnesium

3
Salt

Transition Metals
K 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

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 Barium 56 Lasers 57 - 71 Rare Earth Metals X-Ray Diagnosis 88 Fr 87 Ra Radium Francium Atomic Clocks 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 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

55 Ba

89 - 103 Actinide Metals

7
Laser Atom Traps 119

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

Luminous Watches 120 121 - 153

Rare Earth Metals

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
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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