Blue – ‘s’ orbitals filled
Yellow – ‘f’ orbitals filled
Green – ‘d’ orbitals filled
Red – ‘p’ orbitals filled
Classification of the Periodic Table Elements
Metals, transition metals, post-transition metals, metalloids and non-metals
| ******* | Alkali Metals | Alkaline Earths | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** |
| ******* | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Row 2 | 3 Li Lithium |
4 Be Beryllium |
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| Row 3 | 11 Na Sodium |
12 Mg Magnesium |
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| Row 4 | 19 K Potassium |
20 Ca Calcium |
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| Row 5 | 37 Rb Rubidium |
38 Sr Strontium |
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| Row 6 | 55 Cs Cesium |
56 Ba Barium |
57 La Lanthanum |
58 Ce Cerium |
59 Pr Praseodymium |
60 Nd Neodymium |
61 Pm Promethium |
62 Sm Samarium |
63 Eu Europium |
64 Gd Gadolinium |
65 Tb Terbium |
66 Dy Dysprosium |
67 Ho Holmium |
68 Er Erbium |
69 Tm Thulium |
70 Yb Ytterbium |
| Row 7 | 87 Fr Francium |
88 Ra Radium |
89 Ac Actinium |
90 Th Thorium |
91 Pa Protactinium |
92 U Uranium |
93 Np Neptunium |
94 Pu Plutonium |
95 Am Americium |
96 Cm Curium |
97 Bk Berkelium |
98 Cf Californium |
99 Es Einsteinium |
100 Fm Fermium |
101 Md Mendelevium |
102 No Nobelium |
| *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | Boron Group |
Crystal -logens |
Pnictogens | Chalcogens | Halogens | Inert Gases |
| *** | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Row 2 | 5 M B Boron |
6 NM C Carbon |
7 NM N Nitrogen |
8 NM O Oxygen |
9 NM F Fluorine |
10 NM Ne Neon |
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| Row 3 | 13 P Al Aluminum |
14 M Si Silicon |
15 NM P Phosphorus |
16 NM S Sulfur |
17 NM Cl Chlorine |
18 NM Ar Argon |
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| Row 4 | 21 T Sc Scandium |
22 T Ti Titanium |
23 T V Vanadium |
24 T Cr Chromium |
25 T Mn Manganese |
26 T Fe Iron |
27 T Co Cobalt |
28 T Ni Nickel |
29 T Cu Copper |
30 P Zn Zinc |
31 P Ga Gallium |
32 M Ge Germanium |
33 M As Arsenic |
34 NM Se Selenium |
35 NM Br Bromine |
36 NM Kr Krypton |
| Row 5 | 39 T Y Yttrium |
40 T Zr Zirconium |
41 T Nb Niobium |
42 T Mo Molybdenum |
43 T Tc Technetium |
44 T Ru Ruthenium |
45 T Rh Rhodium |
46 T Pd Palladium |
47 T Ag Silver |
48 P Cd Cadmium |
49 P In Indium |
50 P Sn Tin |
51 M Sb Antimony |
52 M Te Tellurium |
53 NM I Iodine |
54 NM Xe Xenon |
| Row 6 | 71 T Lu Lutetium |
72 T Hf Hafnium |
73 T Ta Tantalum |
74 T W Tungsten |
75 T Re Rhenium |
76 T Os Osmium |
77 T Ir Iridium |
78 T Pt Platinum |
79 T Au Gold |
80 P Hg Mercury |
81 P Tl Thallium |
82 P Pb Lead |
83 P Bi Bismuth |
84 P Po Polonium |
85 M At Astatine |
86 NM Rn Radon |
| Row 7 | 103 Lr Lawrencium |
104 T Rf Rutherfordium |
105 T Db Dubnium |
106 T Sg Seaborgium |
107 T Bh Bohrium |
108 T Hs Hassium |
109 U Mt Meitnerium |
110 U Ds Darmstadtium |
111 U Rg Roentgenium |
112 P Cn Copernicium |
113 U Nh Nihonium |
114 U Fl Flerovium |
115 U Mc Moscovium |
116 U Lv Livermorium |
117 U Ts Tennesine |
118 U Og Oganesson |
| Column 1 | 6 | Alkali Metals | Lithium (3) Sodium (11) Potassium(19) Rubidium (37) Cesium (55) Francium (87) |
| Column 2 | 6 | Alkaline Earth Metals | Beryllium (4) Magnesium (12) Calcium(20) Strontium (38) Barium (56) Radium (88) |
| Row 6 | 14 | Lanthanides (Rare Earths) | Lanthanum (57) Cerium (58) Praseodymium (59) Neodymium (60) Promethium (61) Samarium (62) Europium (63) Gadolinium (64) Terbium (65) Dysprosium (66) Holmium (67) Erbium (68) Thulium (69) Ytterbium (70) |
| Row 7 | 14 | Actinides | Actinium (89) Thorium (90) Protactinium (91) Uranium (92) Neptunium (93) Plutonium (94) Americium (95) Curium (96) Berkelium (97) Californium (98) Einsteinium (99) Fermium (100) Mendelevium (101) Nobelium (102) |
| Row 4 | 9 | Transition Metals | Scandium (21) Titanium (22) Vanadium (23) Chromium (24) Manganese (25) Iron (26) Cobalt (27) Nickel (28) Copper (29) |
| Row 5 | 9 | Transition Metals | Yttrium (39) Zirconium (40) Niobium (41) Molybdenum (42) Technetium (43) Ruthenium (44) Rhodium (45) Palladium (46) Silver (47) |
| Row 6 | 9 | Transition Metals | Hafnium (72) Tantalum (73)Tungsten (74) Rhenium (75) Osmium (76) Iridium (77) Platinum (78) Gold (79) Mercury (80) |
| Row 7 | 1 | Metal | Lawrencium (103) |
| Row 7 | 5 | Transition Metals | Rutherfordium (104) Dubnium (105) Seaborgium (106) Bohrium (107)Hassium (108) |
| 12 | "P" Post-Transition Metals | Aluminum (13) Zinc (30)Gallium (31)Cadmium (48) Indium (49)Tin (50)Mercury (80)Thallium (81) Lead (82)Bismuth (83)Polonium (84)Copernicium (112) |
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| 85 | TOTAL METALS | ||
| 7 | "M" Metalloids | Boron (5)Silicon (14)Germanium (32)Arsenic (33) Antimony (51)Tellurium(52)Astatine (85) |
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| 17 | "NM" Non-Metals | Hydrogen (1)Carbon (6)Nitrogen (7)Oxygen (8) Fluorine (9)Phosphorous (15)Sulfur (16)Chlorine (17) Selenium (34)Bromine (35)Iodine (53) and 6 inert gases:Helium (2)Neon (10) Argon (18)Krypton (36)Xenon (54)Radon (86) |
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| 9 | "U" Unknown Classification | Meitnerium (109) Darmstadtium (110) Roentgenium (111) Nihonium (113) Flerovium (114) Moscovium (115) Livermorium (116) Tennesine (117) Oganesson (118) |