List of Chemical Elements
Updated October 2022

This is a list of the 118 chemical elements identified as of 2022. A chemical element, often referred to simply as an element, is a type of atom that has the same number of protons in its atomic nucleus (i.e. the same atomic number, or Z).

AT N^o	Symbol	Name	Origin of name
89	Ac	Actinium	Greek aktís, 'ray'
13	Al	Aluminium	Alumina, from Latin alumen (gen. aluminis), 'bitter salt, alum'
95	Am	Americium	The Americas, where the element was first synthesised, by analogy with its homologue § europium
51	Sb	Antimony	Latin antimonium, the origin of which is uncertain: folk etymologies suggest it is derived from Greek antí ('against') + mónos ('alone'), or Old French anti-moine, 'Monk's bane', but it could plausibly be from or related to Arabic itmid, 'antimony', reformatted as a Latin word
18	Ar	Argon	Greek argós, 'idle' (because of its inertness)
33	As	Arsenic	French arsenic, from Greek arsenikón 'yellow arsenic' (influenced by arsenikós, 'masculine' or 'virile'), from a West Asian wanderword ultimately from Old Iranian *zarniya-ka, 'golden'
85	At	Astatine	Greek ástatos, 'unstable'
56	Ba	Barium	Greek barýs, 'heavy'
97	Bk	Berkelium	Berkeley, California, where the element was first synthesised
4	Be	Beryllium	Beryl, a mineral (ultimately from the name of Belur in southern India)
83	Bi	Bismuth	German Wismut, from weiß Masse 'white mass', unless from Arabic
107	Bh	Bohrium	Niels Bohr, Danish physicist
5	B	Boron	Borax, a mineral (from Arabic bawraq, Middle Persian *borag)
35	Br	Bromine	Greek brômos, 'stench'
48	Cd	Cadmium	New Latin cadmia, from King Kadmos
55	Cs	Caesium	Latin caesius, 'sky-blue'
20	Ca	Calcium	Latin calx, 'lime'
98	Cf	Californium	California, where the element was first synthesised in the LBNL laboratory
6	C	Carbon	Latin carbo, 'coal'
58	Ce	Cerium	Ceres, a dwarf planet, considered a planet at the time
17	Cl	Chlorine	Greek chlorós, 'greenish yellow'
24	Cr	Chromium	Greek chróma, 'colour'
27	Co	Cobalt	German Kobold, 'goblin'
112	Cn	Copernicium	Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer
29	Cu	Copper	English word, from Latin cuprum, from Ancient Greek Kýpros 'Cyprus'
96	Cm	Curium	Pierre Curie and Marie Curie, French physicists and chemists
110	Ds	Darmstadtium	Darmstadt, Germany, where the element was first synthesised in the GSI laboratories
105	Db	Dubnium	Dubna, Russia, where the element was discovered in the JINR laboratory
66	Dy	Dysprosium	Greek dysprósitos, 'hard to get'
99	Es	Einsteinium	Albert Einstein, German physicist
68	Er	Erbium	Ytterby, Sweden, where it was found; see also yttrium, terbium, ytterbium
63	Eu	Europium	Europe
100	Fm	Fermium	Enrico Fermi, Italian physicist
114	Fl	Flerovium	Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions, part of JINR, where the element was synthesised; itself named after Georgy Flyorov, Russian physicist
9	F	Fluorine	Latin fluere, 'to flow'
87	Fr	Francium	France, home country of discoverer Marguerite Perey
64	Gd	Gadolinium	Gadolinite, a mineral named after Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist, physicist and mineralogist
31	Ga	Gallium	Latin Gallia, 'France'
32	Ge	Germanium	Latin Germania, 'Germany'
79	Au	Gold	English word, from the same root as 'yellow'
72	Hf	Hafnium	New Latin Hafnia, 'Copenhagen' (from Danish havn, harbour)
108	Hs	Hassium	New Latin Hassia, 'Hesse', a state in Germany
2	He	Helium	Greek helios, 'sun'
67	Ho	Holmium	New Latin Holmia, 'Stockholm'
1	H	Hydrogen	Greek elements hydro- and -gen, 'water-forming'
49	In	Indium	Latin indicum, 'indigo', the blue colour found in its spectrum
53	I	Iodine	French iode, from Greek ioeides, 'violet'
77	Ir	Iridium	Iris, the Greek goddess of the rainbow
26	Fe	Iron	English word, from Proto-Celtic *isarnom ('iron'), from a root meaning 'blood'
36	Kr	Krypton	Greek kryptós, 'hidden'
57	La	Lanthanum	Greek lanthánein, 'to lie hidden'
103	Lr	Lawrencium	Ernest Lawrence, American physicist
82	Pb	Lead	English word, from Proto-Celtic *loudom, from a root meaning 'flow'
3	Li	Lithium	Greek líthos, 'stone'
116	Lv	Livermorium	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California
71	Lu	Lutetium	Latin Lutetia, 'Paris'
12	Mg	Magnesium	Magnesia, a district of Eastern Thessaly in Greece
25	Mn	Manganese	Corrupted from magnesia negra; see § magnesium
109	Mt	Meitnerium	Lise Meitner, Austrian physicist
101	Md	Mendelevium	Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist who proposed the periodic table
80	Hg	Mercury	Mercury, Roman god of commerce, communication, and luck, known for his speed and mobility
42	Mo	Molybdenum	Greek molýbdaina, 'piece of lead', from mólybdos, 'lead', due to confusion with lead ore galena (PbS)
115	Mc	Moscovium	Moscow, Russia, where the element was first synthesised in the JINR laboratories
60	Nd	Neodymium	Greek néos dídymos, 'new twin'
10	Ne	Neon	Greek néon, 'new'
93	Np	Neptunium	Neptune, the eighth planet in the Solar System
28	Ni	Nickel	Nickel, a mischievous sprite of German miner mythology
113	Nh	Nihonium	Japanese Nihon, 'Japan', where the element was first synthesised in the Riken laboratories
41	Nb	Niobium	Niobe, daughter of king Tantalus from Greek mythology; see also tantalum
7	N	Nitrogen	Greek nítron and -gen, 'niter-forming'
102	No	Nobelium	Alfred Nobel, Swedish chemist and engineer
118	Og	Oganesson	Yuri Oganessian, Russian physicist
76	Os	Osmium	Greek osme, 'smell'
8	O	Oxygen	Greek oxy- and -gen, 'acid-forming'
46	Pd	Palladium	Pallas, an asteroid, considered a planet at the time
15	P	Phosphorus	Greek phosphóros, 'light-bearing'
78	Pt	Platinum	Spanish platina, 'little silver', from plata 'silver'
94	Pu	Plutonium	Pluto, a dwarf planet, considered a planet in the Solar System at the time
84	Po	Polonium	Latin Polonia, 'Poland', home country of Marie Curie
19	K	Potassium	New Latin potassa, 'potash', itself from pot and ash
59	Pr	Praseodymium	Greek prásios dídymos, 'green twin'
61	Pm	Promethium	Prometheus, a figure in Greek mythology
91	Pa	Protactinium	Proto- (from Greek prôtos, 'first, before') + actinium, since actinium is produced through the radioactive decay of protactinium
88	Ra	Radium	French radium, from Latin radius, 'ray'
86	Rn	Radon	Radium emanation, originally the name of the isotope Radon-222
75	Re	Rhenium	Latin Rhenus, 'the Rhine'
45	Rh	Rhodium	Greek rhodóeis, 'rose-coloured', from rhódon, 'rose'
111	Rg	Roentgenium	Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, German physicist
37	Rb	Rubidium	Latin rubidus, 'deep red'
44	Ru	Ruthenium	New Latin Ruthenia, 'Russia'
104	Rf	Rutherfordium	Ernest Rutherford, chemist and physicist from New Zealand
62	Sm	Samarium	Samarskite, a mineral named after V. Samarsky-Bykhovets, Russian mine official
21	Sc	Scandium	Latin Scandia, 'Scandinavia'
106	Sg	Seaborgium	Glenn T. Seaborg, American chemist
34	Se	Selenium	Greek selene, 'moon'
14	Si	Silicon	Latin silex, 'flint' (originally silicium)
47	Ag	Silver	English word
11	Na	Sodium	English (from medieval Latin) soda
38	Sr	Strontium	Strontian, a village in Scotland, where it was found
16	S	Sulfur	Latin sulphur, 'brimstone'
73	Ta	Tantalum	King Tantalus, father of Niobe from Greek mythology; see also niobium
43	Tc	Technetium	Greek tekhnetós, 'artificial'
52	Te	Tellurium	Latin tellus, 'the ground, earth'
117	Ts	Tennessine	Tennessee, United States, where Oak Ridge National Laboratory is located
65	Tb	Terbium	Ytterby, Sweden, where it was found; see also yttrium, erbium, ytterbium
81	Tl	Thallium	Greek thallós, 'green shoot or twig'
90	Th	Thorium	Thor, the Scandinavian god of thunder
69	Tm	Thulium	Thule, the ancient name for an unclear northern location
50	Sn	Tin	English word
22	Ti	Titanium	Titans, the sons of the Earth goddess of Greek mythology
74	W	Tungsten	Swedish tung sten, 'heavy stone'
92	U	Uranium	Uranus, the seventh planet in the Solar System
23	V	Vanadium	Vanadis, an Old Norse name for the Scandinavian goddess Freyja
54	Xe	Xenon	Greek xenon, neuter form of xenos 'strange'
70	Yb	Ytterbium	Ytterby, Sweden, where it was found; see also yttrium, terbium, erbium
39	Y	Yttrium	Ytterby, Sweden, where it was found; see also terbium, erbium, ytterbium
30	Zn	Zinc	Most likely from German Zinke, 'prong' or 'tooth', though some suggest Persian sang, 'stone'
40	Zr	Zirconium	Zircon, a mineral, from Persian zargun, 'gold-hued'

List of Chemical Elements Updated October 2022

List of Chemical Elements
Updated October 2022