|
Zirconium
|
Zr |
40 |
Transition metal |
Persian Zargun, 'gold-colored'; German Zirkoon, 'jargoon' |
4 |
5 |
91.224 |
|
Zinc
|
Zn |
30 |
Post-transition metal |
German word Zinke (prong, tooth) |
12 |
4 |
65.38 |
|
Yttrium
|
Y |
39 |
Transition metal |
Ytterby, Sweden |
3 |
5 |
88.90584 |
|
Ytterbium
|
Yb |
70 |
Lanthanide |
Ytterby, Sweden |
|
6 |
173.045 |
|
Xenon
|
Xe |
54 |
Noble gas |
the Greek xenos, 'strange' |
18 |
5 |
131.293 |
|
Vanadium
|
V |
23 |
Transition metal |
Vanadis, an Old Norse name for the Scandinavian goddess Freyja |
5 |
4 |
50.9415 |
|
Uranium
|
U |
92 |
Actinide |
Uranus, the seventh planet in the Solar System |
|
7 |
238.02891 |
|
Tungsten
|
W |
74 |
Transition metal |
the Swedish tung sten, 'heavy stone' (W is wolfram, the old name of the tungsten mineral wolframite) |
6 |
6 |
183.84 |
|
Titanium
|
Ti |
22 |
Transition metal |
Titans, the sons of the Earth goddess of Greek mythology |
4 |
4 |
47.867 |
|
Tin
|
Sn |
50 |
Post-transition metal |
English word (stannum in Latin) |
14 |
5 |
118.71 |
|
Thulium
|
Tm |
69 |
Lanthanide |
Thule, the ancient name for Scandinavia |
|
6 |
168.93422 |
|
Thorium
|
Th |
90 |
Actinide |
Thor, the Scandinavian god of thunder |
|
7 |
232.0377 |
|
Thallium
|
Tl |
81 |
Post-transition metal |
the Greek thallos, 'green twig' |
13 |
6 |
204.38 |
|
Terbium
|
Tb |
65 |
Lanthanide |
Ytterby, Sweden |
|
6 |
158.92535 |
|
Tennessine
|
Ts |
117 |
Unknown chemical properties |
Tennessee, United States |
17 |
7 |
|
|
Tellurium
|
Te |
52 |
Metalloid |
Latin tellus, 'earth' |
16 |
5 |
127.6 |
|
Technetium
|
Tc |
43 |
Transition metal |
the Greek tekhnètos meaning 'artificial' |
7 |
5 |
|
|
Tantalum
|
Ta |
73 |
Transition metal |
King Tantalus, father of Niobe from Greek mythology |
5 |
6 |
180.94788 |
|
Sulfur
|
S |
16 |
Reactive nonmetal |
the Latin sulphur, 'fire and brimstone' |
16 |
3 |
32.06 |
|
Strontium
|
Sr |
38 |
Alkaline earth metal |
Strontian, a small town in Scotland |
2 |
5 |
87.62 |
|
Sodium
|
Na |
11 |
Alkali metal |
the English word soda (natrium in Latin) |
1 |
3 |
22.989769 |
|
Silver
|
Ag |
47 |
Transition metal |
English word (argentum in Latin) |
11 |
5 |
107.8682 |
|
Silicon
|
Si |
14 |
Metalloid |
from the Latin silex, 'flint' (originally silicium) |
14 |
3 |
28.085 |
|
Selenium
|
Se |
34 |
Reactive nonmetal |
the Greek selene, 'moon' |
16 |
4 |
78.971 |
|
Seaborgium
|
Sg |
106 |
Transition metal |
Glenn T. Seaborg, scientist |
6 |
7 |
|