Heliumthe Greek 'helios' meaning sun
He
2
4.003 (0%)
1k - 4k
1895
Big Bang
Lithiumthe Greek 'lithos' meaning stone
Li
3
6.941 (0%)
454k - 1560k
1817
Big Bang
Berylliumthe Greek name for beryl, 'beryllo'
Be
4
9.012 (0%)
1560k - 2742k
1797
Cosmic ray spallation
Boronthe Arabic 'buraq', which was the name for borax
B
5
10.811 (0%)
2349k - 4200k
1808
Cosmic ray spallation
Carbonthe Latin 'carbo', meaning charcoal
C
6
12.011 (0.09%)
3800k - 4300k
0
Stellar nucleosynthesis
Nitrogenthe Greek 'nitron' and 'genes' meaning nitre-forming
N
7
14.007 (0%)
63k - 77k
1772
Stellar nucleosynthesis
Oxygenthe Greek 'oxy' and 'genes' meaning acid-forming
O
8
15.999 (46.71%)
54k - 90k
1774
Stellar nucleosynthesis
Fluorinethe Latin 'fluere', meaning to flow
F
9
18.998 (0.03%)
54k - 85k
1886
Stellar nucleosynthesis
Neonthe Greek 'neos', meaning new
Ne
10
20.18 (0%)
25k - 27k
1898
Stellar nucleosynthesis
Sodiumthe English word soda (natrium in Latin)
Na
11
22.99 (2.75%)
371k - 1156k
1807
Stellar nucleosynthesis
MagnesiumMagnesia, a district of Eastern Thessaly in Greece
Mg
12
24.305 (2.08%)
923k - 1363k
1755
Stellar nucleosynthesis
Aluminiumthe Latin name for alum, 'alumen' meaning bitter salt
Al
13
26.982 (8.07%)
933k - 2792k
1825
Stellar nucleosynthesis
Siliconthe Latin 'silex' or 'silicis', meaning flint
Si
14
28.086 (27.69%)
1687k - 3538k
1824
Stellar nucleosynthesis
Phosphorusthe Greek 'phosphoros', meaning bringer of light
P
15
30.974 (0.13%)
317k - 550k
1669
Stellar nucleosynthesis
SulfurEither from the Sanskrit 'sulvere', or the Latin 'sulfurium', both names for sulfur
S
16
32.065 (0.05%)
388k - 718k
0
Stellar nucleosynthesis
Chlorinethe Greek 'chloros', meaning greenish yellow
Cl
17
35.453 (0.05%)
172k - 239k
1774
Stellar nucleosynthesis
Argonthe Greek, 'argos', meaning idle
Ar
18
39.948 (0%)
84k - 87k
1894
Stellar nucleosynthesis
Potassiumthe English word potash (kalium in Latin)
K
19
39.098 (2.58%)
337k - 1032k
1807
Stellar nucleosynthesis
Calciumthe Latin 'calx' meaning lime
Ca
20
40.078 (3.65%)
1115k - 1757k
1808
Stellar nucleosynthesis
ScandiumScandinavia (with the Latin name Scandia)
Sc
21
44.956 (0%)
1814k - 3109k
1879
Stellar nucleosynthesis
TitaniumTitans, the sons of the Earth goddess of Greek mythology
Ti
22
47.867 (0.62%)
1941k - 3560k
1791
Stellar nucleosynthesis
VanadiumVanadis, an old Norse name for the Scandinavian goddess Freyja
V
23
50.942 (0%)
2183k - 3680k
1830
Stellar nucleosynthesis
Chromiumthe Greek 'chroma', meaning colour
Cr
24
51.996 (0.04%)
2180k - 2944k
1797
Stellar nucleosynthesis
ManganeseEither the Latin 'magnes', meaning magnet or from the black magnesium oxide, 'magnesia nigra'
Mn
25
54.938 (0.09%)
1519k - 2334k
1774
Stellar nucleosynthesis
Ironthe Anglo-Saxon name iren (ferrum in Latin)
Fe
26
55.845 (5.05%)
1811k - 3134k
0
Stellar nucleosynthesis
Cobaltthe German word 'kobald', meaning goblin
Co
27
58.933 (0%)
1768k - 3200k
1735
Supernovae
Nickelthe shortened of the German 'kupfernickel' meaning either devil's copper or St. Nicholas's copper
Ni
28
58.693 (0.02%)
1728k - 3186k
1751
Supernovae
Copperthe Old English name coper in turn derived from the Latin 'Cyprium aes', meaning a metal from Cyprus
Cu
29
63.546 (0%)
1358k - 2835k
0
Supernovae
Zincthe German, 'zinc', which may in turn be derived from the Persian word 'sing', meaning stone
Zn
30
65.39 (0%)
693k - 1180k
0
Supernovae
GalliumFrance (with the Latin name Gallia)
Ga
31
69.723 (0%)
303k - 2477k
1875
Supernovae
GermaniumGermany (with the Latin name Germania)
Ge
32
72.64 (0%)
1211k - 3106k
1886
Supernovae
Arsenicthe Greek name 'arsenikon' for the yellow pigment orpiment
As
33
74.922 (0%)
1090k - 887k
0
Supernovae
SeleniumMoon (with the Greek name selene)
Se
34
78.96 (0%)
453k - 958k
1817
Supernovae
Brominethe Greek 'bromos' meaning stench
Br
35
79.904 (0%)
266k - 332k
1826
Supernovae
Kryptonthe Greek 'kryptos', meaning hidden
Kr
36
83.8 (0%)
116k - 120k
1898
Supernovae
Rubidiumthe Latin 'rubidius', meaning deepest red
Rb
37
85.468 (0%)
312k - 961k
1861
Supernovae
StrontiumStrontian, a small town in Scotland
Sr
38
87.62 (0%)
1050k - 1655k
1790
Supernovae
YttriumYtterby, Sweden
Y
39
88.906 (0%)
1799k - 3609k
1794
Supernovae
Zirconiumthe Persian 'zargun', meaning gold coloured
Zr
40
91.224 (0.03%)
2128k - 4682k
1789
Supernovae
NiobiumNiobe, daughter of king Tantalus from Greek mythology
Nb
41
92.906 (0%)
2750k - 5017k
1801
Supernovae
Molybdenumthe Greek 'molybdos' meaning lead
Mo
42
95.94 (0%)
2896k - 4912k
1781
Supernovae
Technetiumthe Greek 'tekhnetos' meaning artificial
Tc
43
98 (0%)
2430k - 4538k
1937
Artificial
RutheniumRussia (with the Latin name Ruthenia)
Ru
44
101.07 (0%)
2607k - 4423k
1844
Supernovae
Rhodiumthe Greek 'rhodon', meaning rose coloured
Rh
45
102.906 (0%)
2237k - 3968k
1803
Supernovae
Palladiumthe then recently discovered asteroid Pallas, considered a planet at the time
Pd
46
106.42 (0%)
1828k - 3236k
1803
Supernovae
Silverthe Anglo-Saxon name siolfur (argentum in Latin)
Ag
47
107.868 (0%)
1235k - 2435k
0
Supernovae
Cadmiumthe Latin name for the mineral calmine, 'cadmia'
Cd
48
112.411 (0%)
594k - 1040k
1817
Supernovae
Indiumthe Latin 'indicium', meaning violet or indigo
In
49
114.818 (0%)
430k - 2345k
1863
Supernovae
Tinthe Anglo-Saxon word tin (stannum in Latin, meaning hard)
Sn
50
118.71 (0%)
505k - 2875k
0
Supernovae
Antimonythe Greek 'anti ? monos', meaning not alone (stibium in Latin)
Sb
51
121.76 (0%)
904k - 1860k
0
Supernovae
TelluriumEarth, the third planet on solar system (with the Latin word tellus)
Te
52
127.6 (0%)
723k - 1261k
1783
Supernovae
Iodinethe Greek 'iodes' meaning violet
I
53
126.905 (0%)
387k - 457k
1811
Supernovae
Xenonthe Greek 'xenos' meaning stranger
Xe
54
131.293 (0%)
161k - 165k
1898
Supernovae
Caesiumthe Latin 'caesius', meaning sky blue
Cs
55
132.906 (0%)
302k - 944k
1860
Supernovae
Bariumthe Greek 'barys', meaning heavy
Ba
56
137.327 (0.05%)
1000k - 2170k
1808
Supernovae
LutetiumParis, France (with the Roman name Lutetia)
Lu
71
174.967 (0%)
1925k - 3675k
1907
Supernovae
HafniumCopenhagen, Denmark (with the Latin name Hafnia)
Hf
72
178.49 (0%)
2506k - 4876k
1923
Supernovae
TantalumKing Tantalus, father of Niobe from Greek mythology
Ta
73
180.948 (0%)
3290k - 5731k
1802
Supernovae
Tungstenthe Swedish 'tung sten' meaning heavy stone (W is wolfram, the old name of the tungsten mineral wolframite)
W
74
183.84 (0%)
3695k - 5828k
1783
Supernovae
RheniumRhine, a river that flows from Grisons in the eastern Swiss Alps to the North Sea coast in the Netherlands (with the Latin name Rhenia)
Re
75
186.207 (0%)
3459k - 5869k
1925
Supernovae
Osmiumthe Greek 'osme', meaning smell
Os
76
190.23 (0%)
3306k - 5285k
1803
Supernovae
IridiumIris, the Greek goddess of the rainbow
Ir
77
192.217 (0%)
2719k - 4701k
1803
Supernovae
Platinumthe Spanish 'platina', meaning little silver
Pt
78
195.078 (0%)
2041k - 4098k
1735
Supernovae
Goldthe Anglo-Saxon word gold (aurum in Latin, meaning glow of sunrise)
Au
79
196.967 (0%)
1337k - 3129k
0
Neutron star mergers
MercuryMercury, the first planet in the Solar System (Hg from former name hydrargyrum, from Greek hydr- water and argyros silver)
Hg
80
200.59 (0%)
234k - 630k
0
Supernovae
Thalliumthe Greek 'thallos', meaning a green twig
Tl
81
204.383 (0%)
577k - 1746k
1861
Supernovae
Leadthe Anglo-Saxon lead (plumbum in Latin)
Pb
82
207.2 (0%)
601k - 2022k
0
Supernovae
Bismuththe German 'Bisemutum' a corruption of 'Weisse Masse' meaning white mass
Bi
83
208.98 (0%)
545k - 1837k
1753
Supernovae
PoloniumPoland, the native country of Marie Curie, who first isolated the element
Po
84
209 (0%)
527k - 1235k
1898
Radioactive decay
Astatinethe Greek 'astatos', meaning unstable
At
85
210 (0%)
575k - 610k
1940
Artificial
RadonFrom radium, as it was first detected as an emission from radium during radioactive decay
Rn
86
222 (0%)
202k - 211k
1900
Radioactive decay
FranciumFrance, where it was first discovered
Fr
87
223 (0%)
300k - 950k
1939
Radioactive decay
Radiumthe Latin 'radius', meaning ray
Ra
88
226 (0%)
973k - 2010k
1898
Radioactive decay
LawrenciumErnest O. Lawrence, physicist
Lr
103
262 (0%)
0k - 0k
1961
Artificial
RutherfordiumErnest Rutherford, chemist and physicist
Rf
104
261 (0%)
0k - 0k
1964
Artificial
DubniumDubna, Russia
Db
105
262 (0%)
0k - 0k
1967
Artificial
SeaborgiumGlenn T. Seaborg, scientist
Sg
106
266 (0%)
0k - 0k
1974
Artificial
BohriumNiels Bohr, physicist
Bh
107
264 (0%)
0k - 0k
1981
Artificial
HassiumHesse, Germany, where the element was first synthesized
Hs
108
277 (0%)
0k - 0k
1984
Artificial
MeitneriumLise Meitner, physicist
Mt
109
268 (0%)
0k - 0k
1982
Artificial
DarmstadtiumDarmstadt, Germany, where the element was first synthesized
Ds
110
281 (0%)
0k - 0k
1994
Artificial
RoentgeniumWilhelm Conrad R?ntgen, physicist
Rg
111
281 (0%)
0k - 0k
1994
Artificial
CoperniciumNicolaus Copernicus, astronomer
Cn
112
285 (0%)
0k - 357k
1996
Artificial
UnuntriumIUPAC systematic element name
Uut
113
286 (0%)
0k - 0k
2003
Artificial
FleroviumGeorgy Flyorov, physicist
Fl
114
289 (0%)
0k - 0k
1998
Artificial
UnunpentiumIUPAC systematic element name
Uup
115
288 (0%)
0k - 0k
2003
Artificial
LivermoriumLawrence Livermore National Laboratory (in Livermore, California) which collaborated with JINR on its synthesis
Lv
116
293 (0%)
0k - 0k
2000
Artificial
UnunseptiumIUPAC systematic element name
Uus
117
294 (0%)
0k - 0k
2010
Artificial
UnunoctiumIUPAC systematic element name
Uuo
118
294 (0%)
0k - 0k
2006
Artificial
Lanthanumthe Greek 'lanthanein', meaning to lie hidden
La
57
138.906 (0%)
1193k - 3737k
1839
Supernovae
CeriumCeres, the Roman God of agriculture
Ce
58
140.116 (0%)
1068k - 3716k
1803
Supernovae
Praseodymiumthe Greek 'prasios didymos' meaning green twin
Pr
59
140.908 (0%)
1208k - 3793k
1885
Supernovae
Neodymiumthe Greek 'neos didymos' meaning new twin
Nd
60
144.24 (0%)
1297k - 3347k
1885
Supernovae
PromethiumPrometheus of Greek mythology who stole fire from the Gods and gave it to humans
Pm
61
145 (0%)
1315k - 3273k
1945
Supernovae
SamariumSamarskite, the name of the mineral from which it was first isolated
Sm
62
150.36 (0%)
1345k - 2067k
1879
Supernovae
EuropiumEurope
Eu
63
151.964 (0%)
1099k - 1802k
1901
Supernovae
GadoliniumJohan Gadolin, chemist, physicist and mineralogist
Gd
64
157.25 (0%)
1585k - 3546k
1880
Supernovae
TerbiumYtterby, Sweden
Tb
65
158.925 (0%)
1629k - 3503k
1843
Supernovae
Dysprosiumthe Greek 'dysprositos', meaning hard to get
Dy
66
162.5 (0%)
1680k - 2840k
1886
Supernovae
HolmiumStockholm, Sweden (with the Latin name Holmia)
Ho
67
164.93 (0%)
1734k - 2993k
1867
Supernovae
ErbiumYtterby, Sweden
Er
68
167.259 (0%)
1802k - 3141k
1842
Supernovae
ThuliumThule, the ancient name for Scandinavia
Tm
69
168.934 (0%)
1818k - 2223k
1879
Supernovae
YtterbiumYtterby, Sweden
Yb
70
173.04 (0%)
1097k - 1469k
1878
Supernovae
Actiniumthe Greek 'actinos', meaning a ray
Ac
89
227 (0%)
1323k - 3471k
1899
Supernovae
ThoriumThor, the Scandinavian god of thunder
Th
90
232.038 (0%)
2115k - 5061k
1829
Supernovae
Protactiniumthe Greek 'protos', meaning first, as a prefix to the element actinium, which is produced through the radioactive decay of protactinium
Pa
91
231.036 (0%)
1841k - 4300k
1913
Supernovae
UraniumUranus, the seventh planet in the Solar System
U
92
238.029 (0%)
1405k - 4404k
1789
Supernovae
NeptuniumNeptune, the eighth planet in the Solar System
Np
93
237 (0%)
917k - 4273k
1940
Artificial synthesis
PlutoniumPluto, a dwarf planet in the Solar System
Pu
94
244 (0%)
913k - 3501k
1940
Artificial synthesis
AmericiumAmericas, the continent where the element was first synthesized
Am
95
243 (0%)
1449k - 2880k
1944
Artificial synthesis
CuriumPierre Curie, a physicist, and Marie Curie, a physicist and chemist
Cm
96
247 (0%)
1613k - 3383k
1944
Artificial synthesis
BerkeliumBerkeley, California, USA, where the element was first synthesized
Bk
97
247 (0%)
1259k - 2900k
1949
Artificial
CaliforniumState of California, USA, where the element was first synthesized
Cf
98
251 (0%)
1173k - 0k
1950
Artificial
EinsteiniumAlbert Einstein, physicist
Es
99
252 (0%)
1133k - 0k
1952
Artificial
FermiumEnrico Fermi, physicist
Fm
100
257 (0%)
0k - 0k
1952
Artificial
MendeleviumDmitri Mendeleyev, chemist and inventor
Md
101
258 (0%)
0k - 0k
1955
Artificial
NobeliumAlfred Nobel, chemist, engineer, innovator, and armaments manufacturer
No
102
259 (0%)
0k - 0k
1958
Artificial