The 100 Most Famous Elements in the Periodic Table

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Gold, Aluminium and Mercury lead the periodic table's fame contest, with Copper and Hydrogen completing the top five — ranked by English Wikipedia pageviews rather than atomic number. From life-giving gases to precious metals, these are the elements the world actually talks about. Read the hundred, then try naming them before the reaction fizzles.

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  1. GoldGold is a chemical element; its chemical symbol is Au and atomic number 79.
  2. AluminiumAluminium or aluminum is a chemical element; it has symbol Al and atomic number 13.
  3. Mercury
  4. CopperCopper is a chemical element; it has symbol Cu and atomic number 29.
  5. HydrogenHydrogen is a chemical element; it has the symbol H and atomic number 1.
  6. UraniumUranium is a chemical element; it has symbol U and atomic number 92. It is a silvery-grey metal in the actinide series of the periodic table.
  7. OxygenOxygen is a chemical element; it has the symbol O and its atomic number is 8. It is a member of the chalcogen group in the periodic table.
  8. TungstenTungsten is a chemical element; it has symbol W and atomic number 74.
  9. SilverSilver is a chemical element; it has symbol Ag and atomic number 47.
  10. IronIron is a chemical element; it has symbol Fe and atomic number 26.
  11. AntimonyAntimony is a chemical element with the symbol Sb and atomic number 51.
  12. LeadLead is a chemical element with the symbol Pb and atomic number 82. It is a heavy metal, denser than most common materials.
  13. SulfurSulfur, also spelled as sulphur, is a chemical element; it has symbol S and atomic number 16. It is abundant, multivalent and nonmetallic.
  14. HeliumHelium is a chemical element; it has symbol He and atomic number 2.
  15. CarbonCarbon is a chemical element; it has symbol C and atomic number 6.
  16. PlatinumPlatinum is a chemical element; it has symbol Pt and atomic number 78.
  17. LithiumLithium is a chemical element; it has symbol Li and atomic number 3. It is a soft, silvery-white alkali metal.
  18. NitrogenNitrogen is a chemical element; it has symbol N and atomic number 7.
  19. TinTin is a chemical element; it has the symbol Sn and atomic number 50.
  20. SiliconSilicon is a chemical element; it has symbol Si and atomic number 14.
  21. PotassiumPotassium is a chemical element; it has symbol K and atomic number 19.
  22. SodiumSodium is a chemical element; it has symbol Na and atomic number 11. It is a soft, silvery-white, highly reactive metal.
  23. XenonXenon is a chemical element; it has symbol Xe and atomic number 54.
  24. OganessonOganesson is a synthetic chemical element; it has symbol Og and atomic number 118.
  25. CobaltCobalt is a chemical element; it has symbol Co and atomic number 27.
  26. TitaniumTitanium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ti and atomic number 22.
  27. ArsenicArsenic is a chemical element; it has the symbol As and atomic number 33.
  28. PlutoniumPlutonium is a chemical element; it has symbol Pu and atomic number 94.
  29. ZincZinc is a chemical element; it has symbol Zn and atomic number 30.
  30. MagnesiumMagnesium is a chemical element; it has symbol Mg and atomic number 12.
  31. ChlorineChlorine is a chemical element; it has symbol Cl and atomic number 17.
  32. BismuthBismuth is a chemical element; it has symbol Bi and atomic number 83.
  33. IodineIodine is a chemical element; it has symbol I and atomic number 53.
  34. PalladiumPalladium is a chemical element; it has the symbol Pd and atomic number 46.
  35. PhosphorusPhosphorus is a chemical element; it has symbol P and atomic number 15.
  36. IridiumIridium is a chemical element; it has the symbol Ir and atomic number 77.
  37. BoronBoron is a chemical element; it has symbol B and atomic number 5.
  38. ChromiumChromium is a chemical element; it has symbol Cr and atomic number 24. It is the first element in group 6.
  39. SeleniumSelenium is a chemical element; it has symbol Se and atomic number 34.
  40. RadiumRadium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ra and atomic number 88.
  41. ProtactiniumProtactinium is a chemical element; it has symbol Pa and atomic number 91.
  42. RadonRadon is a chemical element; it has symbol Rn and atomic number 86. It is a radioactive noble gas and is colorless and odorless.
  43. NickelNickel is a chemical element; it has symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge.
  44. OsmiumOsmium is a chemical element; it has symbol Os and atomic number 76.
  45. CalciumCalcium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ca and atomic number 20.
  46. AstatineAstatine is a chemical element; it has symbol At and atomic number 85.
  47. MolybdenumMolybdenum is a chemical element; it has symbol Mo and atomic number 42.
  48. ManganeseManganese is a chemical element; it has the symbol Mn and atomic number 25.
  49. BromineBromine is a chemical element; it has symbol Br and atomic number 35.
  50. NeonNeon is a chemical element; it has the symbol Ne and the atomic number 10. It is the second noble gas in the periodic table.
  51. BerylliumBeryllium is a chemical element; it has symbol Be and atomic number 4.
  52. CaesiumCaesium is a chemical element; it has symbol Cs and atomic number 55.
  53. ThoriumThorium is a chemical element; it has symbol Th and atomic number 90.
  54. PoloniumPolonium is a chemical element; it has symbol Po and atomic number 84.
  55. ArgonArgon is a chemical element; it has symbol Ar and atomic number 18. It is in group 18 of the periodic table and is a noble gas.
  56. GalliumGallium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ga and atomic number 31.
  57. FluorineFluorine is a chemical element; it has the symbol F and atomic number 9.
  58. TantalumTantalum is a chemical element; it has symbol Ta and atomic number 73. It is named after Tantalus, a figure in Greek mythology.
  59. VanadiumVanadium is a chemical element; it has symbol V and atomic number 23. It is a hard, silvery-grey, malleable transition metal.
  60. ThalliumThallium is a chemical element; it has symbol Tl and atomic number 81.
  61. MoscoviumMoscovium is a synthetic chemical element; it has symbol Mc and atomic number 115.
  62. CadmiumCadmium is a chemical element; it has symbol Cd and atomic number 48.
  63. RhodiumRhodium is a chemical element; it has symbol Rh and atomic number 45.
  64. KryptonKrypton is a chemical element; it has symbol Kr and atomic number 36.
  65. GermaniumGermanium is a chemical element; it has the symbol Ge and atomic number 32.
  66. ZirconiumZirconium is a chemical element; it has symbol Zr and atomic number 40.
  67. TechnetiumTechnetium is a chemical element; it has symbol Tc and atomic number 43. It is the lightest element whose isotopes are all radioactive.
  68. NiobiumNiobium is a chemical element; it has symbol Nb and atomic number 41. It is a light grey, crystalline transition metal.
  69. TennessineTennessine is a synthetic element; it has symbol Ts and atomic number 117.
  70. TelluriumTellurium is a chemical element; it has the symbol Te and atomic number 52. It is a brittle, mildly toxic, rare, silver-white metalloid.
  71. NeodymiumNeodymium is a chemical element; it has symbol Nd and atomic number 60.
  72. CaliforniumCalifornium is a synthetic chemical element; it has symbol Cf and atomic number 98.
  73. FranciumFrancium is a chemical element; it has symbol Fr and atomic number 87.
  74. YttriumYttrium is a chemical element; it has symbol Y and atomic number 39.
  75. StrontiumStrontium is a chemical element; it has symbol Sr and atomic number 38.
  76. BariumBarium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ba and atomic number 56.
  77. AmericiumAmericium is a synthetic chemical element; it has symbol Am and atomic number 95.
  78. IndiumIndium is a chemical element; its symbol is In and its atomic number is 49.
  79. ScandiumScandium is a chemical element; it has symbol Sc and atomic number 21.
  80. GadoliniumGadolinium is a chemical element; it has symbol Gd and atomic number 64. It is a silvery-white metal when oxidation is removed.
  81. RutheniumRuthenium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ru and atomic number 44.
  82. RheniumRhenium is a chemical element; it has symbol Re and atomic number 75.
  83. EinsteiniumEinsteinium is a synthetic chemical element; it has symbol Es and atomic number 99 and is a member of the actinide series and…
  84. RubidiumRubidium is a chemical element; it has symbol Rb and atomic number 37.
  85. NeptuniumNeptunium is a chemical element; it has symbol Np and atomic number 93.
  86. PromethiumPromethium is a chemical element; it has symbol Pm and atomic number 61.
  87. HolmiumHolmium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ho and atomic number 67.
  88. CuriumCurium is a synthetic chemical element; it has symbol Cm and atomic number 96.
  89. HafniumHafnium is a chemical element; it has symbol Hf and atomic number 72.
  90. CeriumCerium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ce and atomic number 58, and is a soft, ductile, and silvery-white metal that…
  91. SamariumSamarium is a chemical element; it has symbol Sm and atomic number 62. It is a moderately hard silvery metal that slowly oxidizes in air.
  92. LanthanumLanthanum is a chemical element; it has symbol La and atomic number 57.
  93. LivermoriumLivermorium is a synthetic chemical element; it has symbol Lv and atomic number 116.
  94. FleroviumFlerovium is a synthetic chemical element; it has symbol Fl and atomic number 114.
  95. NihoniumNihonium is a synthetic chemical element; it has symbol Nh and atomic number 113.
  96. LutetiumLutetium is a chemical element; it has symbol Lu and atomic number 71.
  97. CoperniciumCopernicium is a synthetic chemical element; it has symbol Cn and atomic number 112.
  98. DysprosiumDysprosium is a chemical element; it has symbol Dy and atomic number 66.
  99. YtterbiumYtterbium is a chemical element; it has symbol Yb and atomic number 70.
  100. LawrenciumLawrencium is a synthetic chemical element; it has symbol Lr and atomic number 103.

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