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Encyclopedia > List of elements by density

This is a list of the chemical elements, sorted by density measured at standard temperature and pressure. (The first elements from hydrogen to radon are gases at normal room temperatures.) The periodic table of the chemical elements A chemical element, or element, is a type of atom that is defined by its atomic number; that is, by the number of protons in its nucleus. ... For other uses, see Density (disambiguation). ... Temperature and air pressure can vary from one place to another on the Earth, and can also vary in the same place with time. ... This article is about the chemistry of hydrogen. ... For other uses, see Radon (disambiguation). ...


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FOK| Manganese General Name, symbol, number manganese, Mn, 25 Chemical series transition metals Group, period, block 7, 4, d Appearance silvery metallic Standard atomic weight 54. ...

Name Symbol Density (g/cm³) Atomic number Description/Mohs' hardness Color Notes
Hydrogen H 0.00008988 1 gas diatomic
Helium He 0.0001785 2 noble gas lowest boiling and melting points of any element
Neon Ne 0.0008999 10 noble gas
Nitrogen N 0.0012506 7 gas diatomic
Oxygen O 0.001429 8 gas diatomic
Fluorine F 0.001696 9 halogen gas yellow-green or yellowish brown
Argon Ar 0.0017837 18 noble gas
Chlorine Cl 0.003214 17 halogen gas yellowish green or greenish yellow
Krypton Kr 0.003733 3FOK6 noble gas 100px forms compounds with fluorine and clathrates with water
Xenon Xe 0.005887 54 noble gas
Radon Rn 0.00973 86 noble gas radioactive, comes from radium
Lithium Li 0.534 3 0.6
silvery white/gray
used in batteries
Potassium K 0.862 19 0.4
silvery white
forms many compounds
Sodium Na 0.971 11 0.5
waxy, silvery white
burns with a yellow flame, reacts violently with water, and oxidizes in air necessitating storage in an inert environment
Rubidium Rb 1.532 37 0.3
silvery-white
low melting point, reacts violently with water like sodium
Calcium Ca 1.54 20 1.75
gray
Magnesium Mg 1.738 12 2.5
silvery metallic
is very brittle, flammable
Phosphorus P 1.82 15 nonmetal
waxy white/ red/ black/ colorless
Due to its high reactivity, it is never found as a free element in nature.
Beryllium Be 1.85 4 5.5
gray metallic
brittle
Francium Fr 1.87 87 radioactive alkali metal alkali metal isotope found in uranium and thorium ores
Cesium Cs 1.873 55 0.2
silvery gold
liquid at or near room temperature, very reactive
Sulfur S 2.067 16 2.0
lemon yellow
Carbon C 2.267 6 (graphite) 1-2 (diamond) 10.0
black or colorless when diamond
Silicon 14 metalloid
dark gray, bluish tinge
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2.34 5 9.3 The metallic form is hard (9.3 on Mohs' scale) and a poor conductor at room temperature.
Strontium Sr 2.64 38 1.5
a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element
The metal turns yellow when exposed to air. somewhat malleable. It is chiefly employed (as in the nitrate) to color pyrotechnic flames red.
Aluminium Al 2.698
silvery
non-magnetic, very reflective
Scandium Sc 2.989 21 transition metal
soft, silvery, develops a slightly yellowish or pinkish cast when exposed to air
 Bromine 
Br 3.122 35 halogen
gas/liquid: red-brown solid: metallic luster
a red volatile liquid at standard room temperature. This element is corrosive to human tissue
56 1.25
metallic
Naturally occurring barium is a mix of seven stable isotopes. There are twenty-two isotopes known, but most of these are highly radioactive and have half-lives in the several millisecond to several minute range. The only notable exceptions are 133Ba which has a half-life of 10.51 years, and 137mBa (2.6 minutes).
Yttrium Y 4.469 39 transition metal
silvery metallic
two of its compounds are used to make the red color phosphors in cathode ray tube displays
Titanium Ti 4.540 22 6.0
silvery metallic
corrosion-resistant (including resistance to sea water and chlorine, high tensile strength
Selenium Se 4.809 34 2.0
gray, metallic luster
Selenium has at least 29 isotopes, of which 5 are stable, and 6 are nuclear isomers.
Iodine I 4.93 53 halogen solid that sublimes at standard temperatures into a purple-pink gas that has an irritating odor
violet-dark gray, lustrous
least reactive of the halogens
Europium Eu 5.243 63 lanthanide
Germanium Ge 5.323 32 6.0 Radium Ra 5.50 88 almost pure white, readily oxidizes on exposure to air, turning black

== This is a list of chemical elements, sorted by name and color coded according to type of element. ... A table of chemical elements ordered by atomic number and color coded according to type of element. ... This article is about the chemistry of hydrogen. ... For other uses, see Helium (disambiguation). ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 118 KB) Summary Image of a helium filled discharge tube shaped like the elements atomic symbol. ... For other uses, see Neon (disambiguation). ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 139 KB) Summary Image of a neon filled discharge tube shaped like the elements atomic symbol. ... General Name, symbol, number nitrogen, N, 7 Chemical series nonmetals Group, period, block 15, 2, p Appearance colorless gas Standard atomic weight 14. ... General Name, symbol, number oxygen, O, 8 Chemical series nonmetals, chalcogens Group, period, block 16, 2, p Appearance colorless (gas) pale blue (liquid) Standard atomic weight 15. ... Distinguished from fluorene and fluorone. ... General Name, symbol, number argon, Ar, 18 Chemical series noble gases Group, period, block 18, 3, p Appearance colorless Standard atomic weight 39. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 117 KB) Summary Image of a argon filled discharge tube shaped like the elements atomic symbol. ... General Name, symbol, number chlorine, Cl, 17 Chemical series halogens Group, period, block 17, 3, p Appearance yellowish green Standard atomic weight 35. ... For other uses, see Krypton (disambiguation). ... General Name, Symbol, Number xenon, Xe, 54 Chemical series noble gases Group, Period, Block 18, 5, p Appearance colorless Standard atomic weight 131. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 120 KB) Summary Image of a xenon filled discharge tube shaped like the elements atomic symbol. ... For other uses, see Radon (disambiguation). ... This article is about the chemical element named Lithium. ... Lithium sample. ... General Name, symbol, number potassium, K, 19 Chemical series alkali metals Group, period, block 1, 4, s Appearance silvery white Standard atomic weight 39. ... Potassium sample. ... For sodium in the diet, see Edible salt. ... Sodium sample. ... General Name, Symbol, Number rubidium, Rb, 37 Chemical series alkali metals Group, Period, Block 1, 5, s Appearance grey white Atomic mass 85. ... Rubidium sample. ... For other uses, see Calcium (disambiguation). ... Calcium sample. ... General Name, symbol, number magnesium, Mg, 12 Chemical series alkaline earth metals Group, period, block 2, 3, s Appearance silvery white solid at room temp Standard atomic weight 24. ... Magnesium metal bar Source: US Government File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... General Name, symbol, number phosphorus, P, 15 Chemical series nonmetals Group, period, block 15, 3, p Appearance waxy white/ red/ black/ colorless Standard atomic weight 30. ... Phosphorus sample. ... General Name, symbol, number beryllium, Be, 4 Chemical series alkaline earth metals Group, period, block 2, 2, s Appearance white-gray metallic Standard atomic weight 9. ... Beryllium sample. ... General Name, Symbol, Number francium, Fr, 87 Chemical series alkali metals Group, Period, Block 1, 7, s Appearance metallic Atomic mass (223) g·mol−1 Electron configuration [Rn] 7s1 Electrons per shell 2, 8, 18, 32, 18, 8, 1 Physical properties Phase solid Density (near r. ... General Name, Symbol, Number Caesium, Cs, 55 Series Alkali metals Group, Period, Block 1(IA), 6, s Density, Hardness 1879 kg/m3, 0. ... Cesium sample. ... This article is about the chemical element. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... For other uses, see Carbon (disambiguation). ... Carbon sample. ... Not to be confused with Silicone. ... Image File history File links Silizium_pulver. ... General Name, Symbol, Number strontium, Sr, 38 Chemical series alkaline earth metals Group, Period, Block 2, 5, s Appearance silvery white metallic Standard atomic weight 87. ... Strontium sample. ... Aluminum redirects here. ... Aluminum sample. ... General Name, Symbol, Number scandium, Sc, 21 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 3, 4, d Appearance silvery white Atomic mass 44. ... Scandium sample. ... Bromo redirects here. ... Bromine sample (liquid). ... Barium sample. ... General Name, Symbol, Number yttrium, Y, 39 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 3, 5, d Appearance silvery white Standard atomic weight 88. ... Yttrium sample. ... General Name, symbol, number titanium, Ti, 22 Chemical series transition metals Group, period, block 4, 4, d Appearance silvery metallic Standard atomic weight 47. ... Titanium strips inside a glass jar as part of the Everest Element Set from Russia. ... For other uses, see Selenium (disambiguation). ... Selenium sample. ... For other uses, see Iodine (disambiguation). ... Iodine sample. ... General Name, Symbol, Number europium, Eu, 63 Chemical series lanthanides Group, Period, Block n/a, 6, f Appearance silvery white Atomic mass 151. ... Europium sample. ... General Name, Symbol, Number germanium, Ge, 32 Chemical series metalloids Group, Period, Block 14, 4, p Appearance grayish white Standard atomic weight 72. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (860x714, 116 KB) elementares Germanium Source: German Wikipedia, original upload 3. ... General Name, Symbol, Number radium, Ra, 88 Chemical series alkaline earth metals Group, Period, Block 2, 7, s Appearance silvery white metallic Standard atomic weight (226) g·mol−1 Electron configuration [Rn] 7s2 Electrons per shell 2, 8, 18, 32, 18, 8, 2 Physical properties Phase solid Density (near r. ...

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Radium preparations are remarkable for maintaining themselves at a higher temperature than their surroundings, and for their radiations: alpha particles, beta particles, and gamma rays. Radium also produces neutrons when mixed with beryllium.
Arsenic As 5.776 33 3.5

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metallic gray, allotropic forms; yellow, black and grey General Name, Symbol, Number arsenic, As, 33 Chemical series metalloids Group, Period, Block 15, 4, p Appearance metallic gray Standard atomic weight 74. ...

poisonous
Gallium Ga 5.907 31 1.5 melts at 29.7 degrees Celsius (just above room temperature)
Vanadium V 6.11 23 7.0
Lanthanum La 6.145 57 2.5 Tellurium Te 6.232 52 2.25
silvery lustrous gray
Zirconium Zr 6.506
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5.0
Antimony Sb 6.685 51 3.0
silvery lustrous grey
toxic
Cerium Ce 6.770 58 2.5
resembles iron
Praseodymium Pr 6.773 59

FOK| soft General Name, Symbol, Number gallium, Ga, 31 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 13, 4, p Appearance silvery white   Standard atomic weight 69. ... Crystals of 99. ... General Name, symbol, number vanadium, V, 23 Chemical series transition metals Group, period, block 5, 4, d Appearance silver-grey metal Standard atomic weight 50. ... Vanadium sample. ... General Name, Symbol, Number lanthanum, La, 57 Chemical series lanthanides Group, Period, Block 3, 6, f Appearance silvery white Atomic mass 138. ... Lanthanum sample. ... General Name, Symbol, Number tellurium, Te, 52 Chemical series metalloids Group, Period, Block 16, 5, p Appearance silvery lustrous gray Standard atomic weight 127. ... Tellurium sample. ... General Name, Symbol, Number zirconium, Zr, 40 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 4, 5, d Appearance silvery white Standard atomic weight 91. ... Zirconium sample. ... This article is about the element. ... Antimony sample. ... General Name, Symbol, Number cerium, Ce, 58 Chemical series lanthanides Group, Period, Block n/a, 6, f Appearance silvery white Standard atomic weight 140. ... Cerium sample. ... General Name, Symbol, Number praseodymium, Pr, 59 Chemical series lanthanides Group, Period, Block n/a, 6, f Appearance grayish white Standard atomic weight 140. ...


silvery white, yellowish tinge
Ytterbium Yb

FOKFOK| 6.965 Praseodymium sample. ... Yb redirects here; for the unit of information see Yottabit General Name, Symbol, Number ytterbium, Yb, 70 Chemical series lanthanides Group, Period, Block n/a, 6, f Appearance silvery white Standard atomic weight 173. ...

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Astatine At

FOKFOK| Approximately 7 General Name, Symbol, Number astatine, At, 85 Chemical series halogens Group, Period, Block 17, 6, p Appearance metallic (presumed) Standard atomic weight (210) g·mol−1 Electron configuration [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p5 Electrons per shell 2, 8, 18, 32, 18, 7 Physical properties Phase solid Melting point 575 K...

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Neodymium Nd 7.007 60 used in powerful permanent magnets
Zinc Zn 7.134 30
Chromium Cr 7.15 24

FOK|- General Name, Symbol, Number neodymium, Nd, 60 Chemical series lanthanides Group, Period, Block n/a, 6, f Appearance silvery white, yellowish tinge Standard atomic weight 144. ... General Name, symbol, number zinc, Zn, 30 Chemical series transition metals Group, period, block 12, 4, d Appearance bluish pale gray Standard atomic weight 65. ... REDIRECT [[ Insert text]]EWWWWWWWWWWWWW YO General Name, symbol, number chromium, Cr, 24 Chemical series transition metals Group, period, block 6, 4, d Appearance silvery metallic Standard atomic weight 51. ...

Promethium Pm 7.26 61

FOK| General Name, Symbol, Number promethium, Pm, 61 Chemical series lanthanides Group, Period, Block n/a, 6, f Appearance metallic Atomic mass [145](0) g/mol Electron configuration [Xe] 4f5 6s2 Electrons per shell 2, 8, 18, 23, 8, 2 Physical properties Phase solid Density (near r. ...

Tin

FOK| Sn This article is about the metallic chemical element. ...

7.287 50 soft metal

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Indium In 7.310

FOK| 49 General Name, Symbol, Number indium, In, 49 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 13, 5, p Appearance silvery lustrous gray Standard atomic weight 114. ...

soft metal
Mn 7.44 25

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Samarium Sm

FOK| 7.52 General Name, Symbol, Number samarium, Sm, 62 Chemical series lanthanides Group, Period, Block n/a, 6, f Appearance silvery white Atomic mass 150. ...

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Iron Fe

FOK| 7.874 For other uses, see Iron (disambiguation). ...

26 metal
Gadolinium Gd 7.895 64
Terbium

FOK| Tb General Name, Symbol, Number gadolinium, Gd, 64 Chemical series lanthanides Group, Period, Block n/a, 6, f Appearance silvery white Standard atomic weight 157. ... General Name, Symbol, Number terbium, Tb, 65 Chemical series lanthanides Group, Period, Block n/a, 6, f Appearance silvery white Atomic mass 158. ...

8.229 65
Dysprosium Dy 8.55 66
Niobium Nb 8.570 41

FOK| General Name, Symbol, Number dysprosium, Dy, 66 Chemical series lanthanides Group, Period, Block n/a, 6, f Appearance silvery white Standard atomic weight 162. ... General Name, Symbol, Number niobium, Nb, 41 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 5, 5, d Appearance gray metallic Standard atomic weight 92. ...

Cadmium Cd

FOK| 8.69 General Name, Symbol, Number cadmium, Cd, 48 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12, 5, d Appearance silvery gray metallic Standard atomic weight 112. ...

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Holmium Ho 8.795 67

FOK| General Name, Symbol, Number holmium, Ho, 67 Chemical series lanthanides Group, Period, Block n/a, 6, f Appearance silvery white Atomic mass 164. ...

Cobalt Co 8.86 27

FOK| For other uses, see Cobalt (disambiguation). ...

Nickel Ni 8.912 28

FOK| For other uses, see Nickel (disambiguation). ...

Copper Cu 8.96 29

FOK| Copper has played a significant part in the history of mankind, which has used the easily accessible uncompounded metal for nearly 10,000 years. ...

Erbium Er 9.066 68

FOK| General Name, Symbol, Number erbium, Er, 68 Chemical series lanthanides Group, Period, Block n/a, 6, f Appearance silvery white Standard atomic weight 167. ...

Polonium

FOK| Po General Name, Symbol, Number polonium, Po, 84 Chemical series metalloids Group, Period, Block 16, 6, p Appearance silvery Standard atomic weight (209) g·mol−1 Electron configuration [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p4 Electrons per shell 2, 8, 18, 32, 18, 6 Physical properties Phase solid Density (near r. ...

9.32 84

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Ununhexium Uuh

FOK| >9.32 General Name, Symbol, Number ununhexium, Uuh, 116 Chemical series presumably poor metals Group, Period, Block 16, 7, p Appearance unknown, probably silvery white or metallic gray Atomic mass (302) g/mol Electron configuration perhaps [Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p4 (guess based on polonium) Electrons per shell 2, 8, 18, 32...

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Thulium Tm 9.321 69
Bismuth Bi 9.807

FOK| 83 General Name, Symbol, Number thulium, Tm, 69 Chemical series lanthanides Group, Period, Block ?, 6, f Appearance silvery gray Atomic mass 168. ... General Name, Symbol, Number bismuth, Bi, 83 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 15, 6, p Appearance lustrous reddish white Atomic mass 208. ...

Ununpentium Uup >9.807 115

FOK| General Name, Symbol, Number ununpentium, Uup, 115 Group, Period, Block 15, 7, p Atomic mass (299) g·mol−1 Electron configuration perhaps [Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p3 (guess based on bismuth) Electrons per shell 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 5 CAS registry number 54085-64-2 Selected isotopes References...

Lutetium Lu 9.84 71

FOK|- General Name, Symbol, Number lutetium, Lu, 71 Chemical series lanthanides Group, Period, Block n/a, 6, d Appearance silvery white Standard atomic weight 174. ...

Lawrencium Lr >9.84 103
Actinium

FOK| Ac General Name, Symbol, Number lawrencium, Lr, 103 Chemical series actinides Group, Period, Block n/a, 7, d Appearance unknown, probably silvery white or metallic gray Atomic mass (264) g·mol−1 Electron configuration probably [Rn] 5f14 7s2 7p1 Electrons per shell 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 8, 3 Physical properties... General Name, Symbol, Number actinium, Ac, 89 Chemical series actinides Group, Period, Block 3, 7, f Appearance silvery Atomic mass (227) g·mol−1 Electron configuration [Rn] 6d1 7s2 Electrons per shell 2, 8, 18, 32, 18, 9, 2 Physical properties Phase solid Density (near r. ...

10.07 89 radioactive metallic element. glows in the dark with an eerie blue light.
Molybdenum

FOK| Mo General Name, Symbol, Number molybdenum, Mo, 42 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 6, 5, d Appearance gray metallic Standard atomic weight 95. ...

10.22 42
Silver

FOK| Ag This article is about the chemical element. ...

10.501 47
Lead Pb 11.342 82

FOK| This article is about the metal. ...

Ununquadium Uuq >11.342 114

FOK| General Name, Symbol, Number ununquadium, Uuq, 114 Chemical series presumably poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 7, p Appearance unknown, probably silvery white or metallic gray Atomic mass (298) g/mol Electron configuration perhaps [Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p2 (guess based on lead) Electrons per shell 2, 8, 18, 32...

Technetium Tc 11.50 43

FOK| General Name, Symbol, Number technetium, Tc, 43 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 7, 5, d Appearance silvery gray metal Standard atomic weight [98](0) g·mol−1 Electron configuration [Kr] 4d5 5s2 Electrons per shell 2, 8, 18, 13, 2 Physical properties Phase solid Density (near r. ...

Thorium Th 11.72 90
Thallium Tl 11.85 81
Ununtrium Uut >11.85 113
Palladium Pd 12.020 46
Ruthenium Ru 12.37 44
Rhodium Rh 12.41 45
Hafnium Hf 13.31 72
Einsteinium Es 13.5 (Estimate) 99
Curium Cm 13.51 96
Mercury Hg 13.5336 80
Ununbium Uub >13.5336 112
Americium Am 13.69 95
Berkelium Bk 14.79 97
Californium Cf 15.10 98
Protactinium Pa 15.37 91
Tantalum Ta 16.654 73
Rutherfordium Rf 18.1 104
Uranium U 18.95 92
Tungsten W 19.25 74
Gold Au 19.282 79
Roentgenium Rg >19.282 111
Plutonium Pu 19.84 94
Neptunium Np 20.25 93
Rhenium Re 21.02 75
Platinum Pt 21.46 78
Darmstadtium Ds >21.46 110
Osmium Os 22.610 76
Iridium Ir 22.650 77
Seaborgium Sg 35 (Estimate) 106
Meitnerium Mt 35 (Estimate) 109
Bohrium Bh 37 (Estimate) 107
Dubnium Db 39 (Estimate) 105
Hassium Hs 41 (Estimate) 108
Fermium Fm Unknown 100
Mendelevium Md Unknown 101
Nobelium No Unknown 102
Ununoctium Uuo Unknown 118

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