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Periodic Table of the Elements Periodic Table of the Elements PERIODIC TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS 1 18 1 2 1 H He 1.0079 2 13 14 15 16 17 4.0026 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 Li Be B C N O F Ne 6.941 9.0122 10.811 12.011 14.007 15.999 18.998 20.180 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 3 Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar 22.990 24.305 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 26.982 28.086 30.974 32.066 35.453 39.948 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 4 K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr 39.098 40.078 44.956 47.867 50.942 51.996 54.938 55.845 58.933 58.693 63.546 65.409 69.723 72.64 74.922 78.96 79.904 83.798 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 5 Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe 85.468 87.62 88.906 91.224 92.906 95.94 (98) 101.07 102.91 106.42 107.87 112.41 114.82 118.71 121.76 127.60 126.90 131.29 55 56 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 57 - 71 6 Cs Ba Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn La-Lu 132.91 137.33 178.49 180.95 183.84 186.21 190.23 192.22 195.08 196.97 200.59 204.38 207.2 208.98 (209) (210) (222) 89 - 87 88 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 Fr Ra Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Uuu 7 Ac- (223) (226) (261) (262) (266) (264) (277) (268) (281) (272) Lr Copyright © 1998-2005 by Eni Generalic 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 Lanthanide La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu 138.91 140.12 140.91 144.24 (145) 150.36 151.96 157.25 158.93 162.50 164.93 167.26 168.93 173.04 174.97 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 Ac Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr Actinide HOME (227) 232.04 231.04 238.03 (237) (244) (243) (247) (247) (251) (252) (257) (258) (259) (262) SOLID LIQUID GAS 100 °C 101 kPa SYNTHETIC ELEMENT Relative atomic mass is shown with five significant figures. For the precise value of the atomic mass you must click on an element symbol in periodic table. For elements have no stable nuclides, the value enclosed in brackets indicates the mass number of the longest-lived isotope of the element. However three such elements (Th, Pa and U) do have a characteristic terrestrial isotopic composition, and for these an atomic weight is tabulated. (Atomic Weights of the Elements 1999, Pure Appl. Chem., Vol. 73, No. 4 (2001) 667-683) CONTENT: Glossary of chemical terms contain a brief definitions of selected terms of importance in chemistry and related fields of science. Individual chemical compounds are not included. It is composed of two parts: ● appendixes ● dictionary Glossary of chemical terms A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L M | N | O | P | R | S | T | U | V | X | Z http://www.ktf-split.hr/periodni/en/ (1 de 3)28/02/2006 14:35:24 Periodic Table of the Elements Periodic table of the elements contains the basic data about the elements in five languages: ● English (Editors: Aditya Vardhan, Eni Generalic) ● French (Editor: Michel Ditria) ● Croatian (Editors: Eni Generalic, Marija Bralic, Slobodan Brinic) ● German (Editor: Marc Hens) ● Italian (Editor: editors wanted) Periodic Table of the The further information of each element can be found by Elements ● periodic table ● alphabetical listing names ● alphabetical listing of symbols ● ASCII periodic table PSE.Menu is a small remote control for Periodic table of the elements. It opens in a separate window and the selected page is loaded in a parent window. Periodic table of the elements is prepared for prints in PostScript (PS) and Portable Document Format (PDF) in two version ● black white version for laser printers ● colour version for colour printers Printable periodic table This JavaScript programs will work for both Netscape and MSIE users, so you need to get Netscape Navigator 2.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 or later. Pages are best viewed with Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher. ● Scientific calculator Sci.Calc is a fully-functioning JavaScript calculator that contain of practically any common and many advanced calculator functions (cosine, sine, tangent, power, square root, exponents, etc.). ● Scientific calculator for chemists JavaScript programs Chem.Calc is a fully-functioning JavaScript scientific calculator that contains fundamental physical constants and atomic weight of elements. The calculator contains a list with task history, storing all the recent inputs and results. ● Molar mass calculator Molar mass calculator is an expression calculator for fast calculation of molecular weight of compounds. The program translates the texts with chemical element symbols or without them into a mathematical expression and calculates them. 'Tools & Toys' contains some programmes for chemists (and non-chemist). You can download a programmes in two self-install copy: one with all the files needed and other without Visual Basic library. ● EniG. Chemistry Assistant 2.4 is an expression calculator for fast calculation of molecular weight of compounds by simple entry of chemical formula (the element symbols can be written in lowercase letters). The calculator also provides a list of common physical constants and performs various conversions between English and metric units. (Update: 2002/12/12) Visual Basic programs ● EniG. Periodic Table of the Elements 2.11 contains the basic data about the element in 7 languages (Croatian, English, French, http://www.ktf-split.hr/periodni/en/ (2 de 3)28/02/2006 14:35:24 Periodic Table of the Elements German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish). It shows the change of physical condition with the change of temperature. The language, the speed of temperature changes or the exchange of elements can be adjusted by configuration file. The calculating module from the programme Chemistry Assistant has been integrated. (Update: 2003/03/28) ● Links for chemists ● Chemistry journals Links ● Statistics and awards for Periodic table of the elements Statistics and awards ● About project ● Recommended resolution is 800x600 High Colour (16 bit). ● JavaScript enabled browser is required. ● Sources of literature are given on the bibliographic page. ● If you have comments, correction or suggestions about this site, please send me an e-mail. ● The project is financed by Croatian Ministry for Science and Technology. FACULTY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY PERIODIC TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS version 1.7 Last modified: 30.08.2005 (Eni Generalic) http://www.ktf-split.hr/periodni/en/ (3 de 3)28/02/2006 14:35:24 Hydrogen - Periodic Table of the Elements FACULTY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY PERIODIC TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V X Z KTF-SPLIT EniG. Hydrogen Hydrogène Vodik Idrogeno Wasserstoff NEIGHBOURS Atomic number: 1 Glossary Group numbers: 1 Appendix Period: 1 H 1 PDF Table H Hydrogenium Awards 2 3 4 Links Discovery date: 1766 He Li Be Hydrogen was discovered by Sir Henry Cavendish (England) in 1766. The origin of the name comes from the Greek words hydroand genesmeaning waterand generate. It is colourless, odourless gas, burns and forms explosive mixtures in air. Reacts violently with oxidants. Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe. My Software EDITORS: Relative atomic mass: 1.00794(7) Electronic configuration: 1s1 English Formal oxidation number: -1 +1 Electronegativities: 2.2 Aditya Vardhan Ω Eni Generalic Thermal conductivity: 0.183 W m-1 K-1 Electrical resistivity (20 °C): - μ cm Atomic radius: 37.3 pm Standard state (20 °C): gas French Michel Ditria Density (g dm-3): 76.0 (solid, 11 K) Molar volume (cm3 mol-1): 13.26 (solid, 11 K) 70.8 (liquid, b.p.) 14.24 (liquid, b.p.) Croatian 0.08988 (gas, 273 K) 22423.54 (gas, 273 K) Eni Generalic Marija Bralic THERMAL PROPERTIES Slobodan Brinic German Melting point: -259.34 °C Heat of fusion: 0.12 kJ mol-1 Marc Hens Boiling point: -252.87 °C Heat of vaporization: 0.46 kJ mol-1 Italian Critical temperature: -239.96 °C Heat of atomization: 216.003 kJ mol-1 editors wanted IONIZATION ENERGIES AND ABUNDANCE 1st ionization energy: 1312.06 kJ mol-1 Abundance of element (air): 0.53 ppm Abundance of element (Earth's 2nd ionization energy: -1 ppm - kJ mol crust): 1400 3rd ionization energy: - kJ mol-1 Abundance of element (oceans): (H2O) ppm ISOTOPES Isotopes Relative atomic mass Abundance (%) 1H 1.007825032(1) 99.985(1) 2H 2.014101778(1) 0.015(1) http://www.ktf-split.hr/periodni/en/h.html (1 de 2)28/02/2006 14:35:28 Hydrogen - Periodic Table of the Elements 3H 3.016049268(1) * MINERALS AND USES Commercial quantities of hydrogen are produced by reacting superheated steam with methane or carbon. 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