Physical Science Chemistry Terms

H

Hydrogen (nonmetal)

On the periodic table, FAMILIES/GROUPS are…

Columns

On the periodic table, PERIODS are…

Rows

Li

Lithium (alkali metal; +1 cation)

Na

Sodium (alkali metal; +1 cation)

K

Potassium (alkali metal; +1 cation)

Rb

Rubidium (alkali metal; +1cation)

Cs

Cesium (alkali metal; +1 cation)

Fr

Francium (alkali metal; +1 cation)

Be

Beryllium (alkaline earth metal; +2 cation)

Mg

Magnesium (alkaline earth metal; +2 cation)

Ca

Calcium (alkaline earth metal; +2 cation)

Sr

Strontium (alkaline earth metal; +2 cation)

Ba

Barium (alkaline earth metal; +2 cation)

Ra

Radium (alkaline earth metal; +2 cation)

Sc

Scandium (transition metal)

Y

Yttrium (transition metal)

La

Lanthanum (transition metal)

Ac

Actinium (transition metal)

Ti

Titanium (transition metal)

Zr

Zirconium (transition metal)

Hf

Hafnium (transition metal)

Rf

Rutherfordium (transition metal)

Ce

Cerium (inner transition metal)

Pr

Praseodymium (inner transition metal)

Nd

Neodymium (inner transition metal)

Pm

Promethium (inner transition metal)

Sm

Samarium (inner transition metal)

Eu

Europium (inner transition metal)

Gd

Gadolinum (inner transition metal)

Tb

Terbium (inner transition metal)

Dy

Dysprosium (inner transition metal)

Ho

Holmium (inner transition metal)

Er

Erbium (inner transition metal)

Tm

Thulium (inner transition metal)

Yb

Ytterbium (inner transition metal)

Lu

Lutetium (inner transition metal)

Th

Thorium (inner transition metal)

Pa

Protactinium (inner transition metal)

U

Uranium (inner transition metal)

Np

Neptunium (inner transition metal)

Pu

Plutonium (inner transition metal)

Am

Americium (inner transition metal)

Cm

Curium (inner transition metal)

Bk

Berkelium (inner transition metal)

Cf

Californium (inner transition metal)

Es

Einsteinium (inner transition metal)

Fm

Fermium (inner transition metal)

Md

Mendelevium (inner transition metal)

No

Nobelium (inner transition metal)

Lr

Lawrencium (inner transition metal)

V

Vanadium (transition metal)

Nb

Niobium (transition metal)

Ta

Tantalum (transition metal)

Db

Dubnium (transition metal)

Cr

Chromium (transition metal)

Mo

Molybdenum (transition metal)

W

Tungsten (transition metal)

Sg

Seaborgium (transition metal)

Mn

Manganese (transition metal)

Tc

Technetium (transition metal)

Re

Rhenium (transition metal)

Bh

Bohrium (transition metal)

Fe

Iron (transition metal)

Ru

Ruthenium (transition metal)

Os

Osmium (transition metal)

Hs

Hassium

Co

Cobalt (transition metal)

Rh

Rhodium (transition metal)

Ir

Iridium (transition metal)

Mt

Meitnerium (transition metal)

Ni

Nickel (transition metal)

Pd

Palladium (transition metal)

Pt

Platinum (transition metal)

Ds

Darmstadtium (transition metal)

Cu

Copper (transition metal)

Ag

Silver (transition metal)

Au

Gold (transition metal)

Rg

Roentgenium (transition metal)

Zn

Zinc (transition metal)

Cd

Cadmium (transition metal)

Hg

Mercury (transition metal)

Cn

Copernicium (transition metal)

B

Boron (metalloid)

Si

Silicon metalloid)

Ge

Germanium (metalloid)

As

Arsenic (metalloid)

Sb

Antimony (metalloid)

Te

Tellurium (metalloid; chalogen; -2 anion)

At

Astatine (metalloid; halogen; -1 anion)

Al

Aluminum (metal)

Ga

Gallium (metal)

In

Indium (metal)

Tl

Thallium (metal)

Nh

Nihonium (metal)

C

Carbon (nonmetal)

Sn

Tin (metal)

Pb

Lead (metal)

Fl

Flerovium (metal)

N

Nitrogen (nonmetal)