3.3.3.50. NXelement

Status:

base class (contribution), extends NXobject

Description:

A chemical element of the periodic table. It is identified by its atomic ...

A chemical element of the periodic table. It is identified by its atomic number, as a species and not as a specific isotope.

Symbols:

No symbol table

Groups cited:

none

Structure:

symbol: (optional) NX_CHAR

Chemical symbol of the element, following IUPAC notation. For each ...

Chemical symbol of the element, following IUPAC notation. For each symbol, the common English name, atomic number, and standard atomic weight are documented.

Any of these values:

  • H: name=”hydrogen”, atomic_number=1, standard_atomic_weight=1.0078

  • He: name=”helium”, atomic_number=2, standard_atomic_weight=4.0026

  • Li: name=”lithium”, atomic_number=3, standard_atomic_weight=6.94

  • Be: name=”beryllium”, atomic_number=4, standard_atomic_weight=9.0122

  • B: name=”boron”, atomic_number=5, standard_atomic_weight=10.81

  • C: name=”carbon”, atomic_number=6, standard_atomic_weight=12.011

  • N: name=”nitrogen”, atomic_number=7, standard_atomic_weight=14.007

  • O: name=”oxygen”, atomic_number=8, standard_atomic_weight=15.999

  • F: name=”fluorine”, atomic_number=9, standard_atomic_weight=18.9984

  • Ne: name=”neon”, atomic_number=10, standard_atomic_weight=20.1797

  • Na: name=”sodium”, atomic_number=11, standard_atomic_weight=22.9898

  • Mg: name=”magnesium”, atomic_number=12, standard_atomic_weight=24.305

  • Al: name=”aluminum”, atomic_number=13, standard_atomic_weight=26.9815

  • Si: name=”silicon”, atomic_number=14, standard_atomic_weight=28.085

  • P: name=”phosphorus”, atomic_number=15, standard_atomic_weight=30.9738

  • S: name=”sulfur”, atomic_number=16, standard_atomic_weight=32.06

  • Cl: name=”chlorine”, atomic_number=17, standard_atomic_weight=35.453

  • Ar: name=”argon”, atomic_number=18, standard_atomic_weight=39.948

  • K: name=”potassium”, atomic_number=19, standard_atomic_weight=39.0983

  • Ca: name=”calcium”, atomic_number=20, standard_atomic_weight=40.078

  • Sc: name=”scandium”, atomic_number=21, standard_atomic_weight=44.9559

  • Ti: name=”titanium”, atomic_number=22, standard_atomic_weight=47.867

  • V: name=”vanadium”, atomic_number=23, standard_atomic_weight=50.9415

  • Cr: name=”chromium”, atomic_number=24, standard_atomic_weight=51.996

  • Mn: name=”manganese”, atomic_number=25, standard_atomic_weight=54.938

  • Fe: name=”iron”, atomic_number=26, standard_atomic_weight=55.845

  • Co: name=”cobalt”, atomic_number=27, standard_atomic_weight=58.9332

  • Ni: name=”nickel”, atomic_number=28, standard_atomic_weight=58.6934

  • Cu: name=”copper”, atomic_number=29, standard_atomic_weight=63.546

  • Zn: name=”zinc”, atomic_number=30, standard_atomic_weight=65.38

  • Ga: name=”gallium”, atomic_number=31, standard_atomic_weight=69.72

  • Ge: name=”germanium”, atomic_number=32, standard_atomic_weight=72.63

  • As: name=”arsenic”, atomic_number=33, standard_atomic_weight=74.9216

  • Se: name=”selenium”, atomic_number=34, standard_atomic_weight=78.971

  • Br: name=”bromine”, atomic_number=35, standard_atomic_weight=79.904

  • Kr: name=”krypton”, atomic_number=36, standard_atomic_weight=83.798

  • Rb: name=”rubidium”, atomic_number=37, standard_atomic_weight=85.4678

  • Sr: name=”strontium”, atomic_number=38, standard_atomic_weight=87.62

  • Y: name=”yttrium”, atomic_number=39, standard_atomic_weight=88.9058

  • Zr: name=”zirconium”, atomic_number=40, standard_atomic_weight=91.224

  • Nb: name=”niobium”, atomic_number=41, standard_atomic_weight=92.9064

  • Mo: name=”molybdenum”, atomic_number=42, standard_atomic_weight=95.95

  • Tc: name=”technetium”, atomic_number=43, standard_atomic_weight=97.907

  • Ru: name=”ruthenium”, atomic_number=44, standard_atomic_weight=101.07

  • Rh: name=”rhodium”, atomic_number=45, standard_atomic_weight=102.906

  • Pd: name=”palladium”, atomic_number=46, standard_atomic_weight=106.42

  • Ag: name=”silver”, atomic_number=47, standard_atomic_weight=107.868

  • Cd: name=”cadmium”, atomic_number=48, standard_atomic_weight=112.414

  • In: name=”indium”, atomic_number=49, standard_atomic_weight=114.818

  • Sn: name=”tin”, atomic_number=50, standard_atomic_weight=118.71

  • Sb: name=”antimony”, atomic_number=51, standard_atomic_weight=121.76

  • Te: name=”tellurium”, atomic_number=52, standard_atomic_weight=127.6

  • I: name=”iodine”, atomic_number=53, standard_atomic_weight=126.905

  • Xe: name=”xenon”, atomic_number=54, standard_atomic_weight=131.293

  • Cs: name=”cesium”, atomic_number=55, standard_atomic_weight=132.905

  • Ba: name=”barium”, atomic_number=56, standard_atomic_weight=137.327

  • La: name=”lanthanum”, atomic_number=57, standard_atomic_weight=138.905

  • Ce: name=”cerium”, atomic_number=58, standard_atomic_weight=140.116

  • Pr: name=”praseodymium”, atomic_number=59, standard_atomic_weight=140.908

  • Nd: name=”neodymium”, atomic_number=60, standard_atomic_weight=144.242

  • Pm: name=”promethium”, atomic_number=61, standard_atomic_weight=145.0

  • Sm: name=”samarium”, atomic_number=62, standard_atomic_weight=150.36

  • Eu: name=”europium”, atomic_number=63, standard_atomic_weight=151.96

  • Gd: name=”gadolinium”, atomic_number=64, standard_atomic_weight=157.25

  • Tb: name=”terbium”, atomic_number=65, standard_atomic_weight=158.925

  • Dy: name=”dysprosium”, atomic_number=66, standard_atomic_weight=162.5

  • Ho: name=”holmium”, atomic_number=67, standard_atomic_weight=164.93

  • Er: name=”erbium”, atomic_number=68, standard_atomic_weight=167.259

  • Tm: name=”thulium”, atomic_number=69, standard_atomic_weight=168.934

  • Yb: name=”ytterbium”, atomic_number=70, standard_atomic_weight=173.045

  • Lu: name=”lutetium”, atomic_number=71, standard_atomic_weight=174.967

  • Hf: name=”hafnium”, atomic_number=72, standard_atomic_weight=178.49

  • Ta: name=”tantalum”, atomic_number=73, standard_atomic_weight=180.948

  • W: name=”tungsten”, atomic_number=74, standard_atomic_weight=183.84

  • Re: name=”rhenium”, atomic_number=75, standard_atomic_weight=186.207

  • Os: name=”osmium”, atomic_number=76, standard_atomic_weight=190.23

  • Ir: name=”iridium”, atomic_number=77, standard_atomic_weight=192.217

  • Pt: name=”platinum”, atomic_number=78, standard_atomic_weight=195.084

  • Au: name=”gold”, atomic_number=79, standard_atomic_weight=196.967

  • Hg: name=”mercury”, atomic_number=80, standard_atomic_weight=200.592

  • Tl: name=”thallium”, atomic_number=81, standard_atomic_weight=204.383

  • Pb: name=”lead”, atomic_number=82, standard_atomic_weight=207.2

  • Bi: name=”bismuth”, atomic_number=83, standard_atomic_weight=208.98

  • Po: name=”polonium”, atomic_number=84, standard_atomic_weight=209.0

  • At: name=”astatine”, atomic_number=85, standard_atomic_weight=210.0

  • Rn: name=”radon”, atomic_number=86, standard_atomic_weight=222.0

  • Fr: name=”francium”, atomic_number=87, standard_atomic_weight=223.0

  • Ra: name=”radium”, atomic_number=88, standard_atomic_weight=226.0

  • Ac: name=”actinium”, atomic_number=89, standard_atomic_weight=227.0

  • Th: name=”thorium”, atomic_number=90, standard_atomic_weight=232.038

  • Pa: name=”protactinium”, atomic_number=91, standard_atomic_weight=231.036

  • U: name=”uranium”, atomic_number=92, standard_atomic_weight=238.029

  • Np: name=”neptunium”, atomic_number=93, standard_atomic_weight=237.048

  • Pu: name=”plutonium”, atomic_number=94, standard_atomic_weight=239.052

  • Am: name=”americium”, atomic_number=95, standard_atomic_weight=243.0

  • Cm: name=”curium”, atomic_number=96, standard_atomic_weight=247.0

  • Bk: name=”berkelium”, atomic_number=97, standard_atomic_weight=247.0

  • Cf: name=”californium”, atomic_number=98, standard_atomic_weight=251.0

  • Es: name=”einsteinium”, atomic_number=99, standard_atomic_weight=252

  • Fm: name=”fermium”, atomic_number=100, standard_atomic_weight=257

  • Md: name=”mendelevium”, atomic_number=101, standard_atomic_weight=258

  • No: name=”nobelium”, atomic_number=102, standard_atomic_weight=259

  • Lr: name=”lawrencium”, atomic_number=103, standard_atomic_weight=266

  • Rf: name=”rutherfordium”, atomic_number=104, standard_atomic_weight=267

  • Db: name=”dubnium”, atomic_number=105, standard_atomic_weight=268

  • Sg: name=”seaborgium”, atomic_number=106, standard_atomic_weight=269

  • Bh: name=”bohrium”, atomic_number=107, standard_atomic_weight=270

  • Hs: name=”hassium”, atomic_number=108, standard_atomic_weight=269

  • Mt: name=”meitnerium”, atomic_number=109, standard_atomic_weight=278

  • Ds: name=”darmstadtium”, atomic_number=110, standard_atomic_weight=281

  • Rg: name=”roentgenium”, atomic_number=111, standard_atomic_weight=282

  • Cn: name=”copernicium”, atomic_number=112, standard_atomic_weight=285

  • Nh: name=”nihonium”, atomic_number=113, standard_atomic_weight=286

  • Fl: name=”flerovium”, atomic_number=114, standard_atomic_weight=289

  • Mc: name=”moscovium”, atomic_number=115, standard_atomic_weight=290

  • Lv: name=”livermorium”, atomic_number=116, standard_atomic_weight=293

  • Ts: name=”tennessine”, atomic_number=117, standard_atomic_weight=294

  • Og: name=”oganesson”, atomic_number=118, standard_atomic_weight=294

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