Periodic Table: All Elements
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107 cards
Element
Lithium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Li (3)
Lightest metal
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Sodium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Na (11)
Found in table salt (NaCl)
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Potassium
Symbol (Atomic #)
K (19)
From Latin kalium
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Rubidium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Rb (37)
Named for red spectral lines
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Cesium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Cs (55)
Most electropositive stable element
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Francium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Fr (87)
Named after France
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Beryllium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Be (4)
Very light metal
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Magnesium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Mg (12)
Burns with bright white light
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Calcium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Ca (20)
Makes bones strong
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Strontium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Sr (38)
Named after a Scottish village
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Barium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Ba (56)
Makes green fireworks
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Radium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Ra (88)
Discovered by Marie Curie
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Helium
Symbol (Atomic #)
He (2)
Makes balloons float
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Neon
Symbol (Atomic #)
Ne (10)
Makes red-orange signs glow
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Argon
Symbol (Atomic #)
Ar (18)
Most abundant noble gas in air
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Krypton
Symbol (Atomic #)
Kr (36)
Not Superman's home planet
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Xenon
Symbol (Atomic #)
Xe (54)
Produces bright white light
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Radon
Symbol (Atomic #)
Rn (86)
Radioactive gas from the ground
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Oganesson
Symbol (Atomic #)
Og (118)
Newest noble gas discovered
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Fluorine
Symbol (Atomic #)
F (9)
Most reactive element
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Chlorine
Symbol (Atomic #)
Cl (17)
Yellow-green gas
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Bromine
Symbol (Atomic #)
Br (35)
Only liquid nonmetal at room temp
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Iodine
Symbol (Atomic #)
I (53)
Purple vapor when heated
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Astatine
Symbol (Atomic #)
At (85)
Rarest naturally occurring element
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Tennessine
Symbol (Atomic #)
Ts (117)
Named after Tennessee
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Boron
Symbol (Atomic #)
B (5)
Used in borax cleaning products
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Silicon
Symbol (Atomic #)
Si (14)
Computer chips are made from this
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Germanium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Ge (32)
Named after Germany
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Arsenic
Symbol (Atomic #)
As (33)
Historically used as poison
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Antimony
Symbol (Atomic #)
Sb (51)
Symbol from Latin stibium
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Tellurium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Te (52)
Named after Earth (Tellus)
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Polonium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Po (84)
Named after Poland
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Hydrogen
Symbol (Atomic #)
H (1)
Lightest and most abundant element
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Carbon
Symbol (Atomic #)
C (6)
Basis of all organic life
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Nitrogen
Symbol (Atomic #)
N (7)
78% of air is nitrogen
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Oxygen
Symbol (Atomic #)
O (8)
We breathe this to survive
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Phosphorus
Symbol (Atomic #)
P (15)
Glows in the dark
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Sulfur
Symbol (Atomic #)
S (16)
Smells like rotten eggs
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Selenium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Se (34)
Named after the Moon (Selene)
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Lanthanum
Symbol (Atomic #)
La (57)
First of the lanthanide series
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Cerium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Ce (58)
Named after asteroid Ceres
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Praseodymium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Pr (59)
Name means green twin
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Neodymium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Nd (60)
Name means new twin
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Promethium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Pm (61)
Named after Prometheus
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Samarium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Sm (62)
Named after mineral samarskite
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Europium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Eu (63)
Named after Europe
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Gadolinium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Gd (64)
Named after Johan Gadolin
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Terbium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Tb (65)
Named after Ytterby, Sweden
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Dysprosium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Dy (66)
Name means hard to get
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Holmium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Ho (67)
Named after Stockholm
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Erbium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Er (68)
Named after Ytterby, Sweden
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Thulium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Tm (69)
Named after mythical Thule
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Ytterbium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Yb (70)
Named after Ytterby, Sweden
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Lutetium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Lu (71)
Named after Lutetia (Paris)
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Actinium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Ac (89)
First of the actinide series
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Thorium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Th (90)
Named after Thor, Norse god
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Protactinium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Pa (91)
Name means before actinium
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Uranium
Symbol (Atomic #)
U (92)
Named after planet Uranus
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Neptunium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Np (93)
Named after planet Neptune
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Plutonium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Pu (94)
Named after dwarf planet Pluto
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Americium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Am (95)
Named after Americas
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Curium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Cm (96)
Named after Marie and Pierre Curie
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Berkelium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Bk (97)
Named after Berkeley, California
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Californium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Cf (98)
Named after California
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Einsteinium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Es (99)
Named after Albert Einstein
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Fermium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Fm (100)
Named after Enrico Fermi
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Mendelevium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Md (101)
Named after Dmitri Mendeleev
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Nobelium
Symbol (Atomic #)
No (102)
Named after Alfred Nobel
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Lawrencium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Lr (103)
Named after Ernest Lawrence
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Scandium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Sc (21)
Named after Scandinavia
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Titanium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Ti (22)
Named after Greek Titans
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Vanadium
Symbol (Atomic #)
V (23)
Named after Norse goddess Vanadis
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Chromium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Cr (24)
Makes things shiny
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Manganese
Symbol (Atomic #)
Mn (25)
Essential for steel production
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Iron
Symbol (Atomic #)
Fe (26)
Symbol from Latin ferrum
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Cobalt
Symbol (Atomic #)
Co (27)
Named after kobold (goblin)
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Nickel
Symbol (Atomic #)
Ni (28)
US 5-cent coin contains this
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Copper
Symbol (Atomic #)
Cu (29)
Symbol from Latin cuprum
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Zinc
Symbol (Atomic #)
Zn (30)
Prevents rust on steel
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Yttrium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Y (39)
Named after Ytterby, Sweden
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Zirconium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Zr (40)
Used in nuclear reactors
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Niobium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Nb (41)
Named after Niobe in mythology
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Molybdenum
Symbol (Atomic #)
Mo (42)
Essential for plant growth
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Technetium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Tc (43)
First artificially made element
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Ruthenium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Ru (44)
Named after Russia
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Rhodium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Rh (45)
More valuable than gold
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Palladium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Pd (46)
Named after asteroid Pallas
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Silver
Symbol (Atomic #)
Ag (47)
Symbol from Latin argentum
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Cadmium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Cd (48)
Used in rechargeable batteries
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Hafnium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Hf (72)
Named after Copenhagen (Hafnia)
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Tantalum
Symbol (Atomic #)
Ta (73)
Named after Tantalus in mythology
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Tungsten
Symbol (Atomic #)
W (74)
Symbol from wolfram
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Rhenium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Re (75)
Named after Rhine River
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Osmium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Os (76)
Densest naturally occurring element
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Iridium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Ir (77)
Named after Greek goddess Iris
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Platinum
Symbol (Atomic #)
Pt (78)
From Spanish platina (little silver)
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Gold
Symbol (Atomic #)
Au (79)
Symbol from Latin aurum
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Mercury
Symbol (Atomic #)
Hg (80)
Symbol from Latin hydrargyrum
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Rutherfordium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Rf (104)
Named after Ernest Rutherford
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Dubnium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Db (105)
Named after Dubna, Russia
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Seaborgium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Sg (106)
Named after Glenn Seaborg
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Bohrium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Bh (107)
Named after Niels Bohr
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Hassium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Hs (108)
Named after Hesse, Germany
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Meitnerium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Mt (109)
Named after Lise Meitner
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Darmstadtium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Ds (110)
Named after Darmstadt, Germany
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Roentgenium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Rg (111)
Named after Wilhelm Roentgen
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Copernicium
Symbol (Atomic #)
Cn (112)
Named after Copernicus
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