All 95 Recognised Metals in the Periodic Table

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Metal List

The following list categorises the recognised metallic elements found in the periodic table by their chemical groups.

Alkali Metals (Group 1)

  • Lithium (Li)
  • Sodium (Na)
  • Potassium (K)
  • Rubidium (Rb)
  • Cesium (Cs)
  • Francium (Fr)

There are 6 elements in this group. They are highly reactive and soft. 

Alkaline Earth Metals (Group 2)

  • Beryllium (Be)
  • Magnesium (Mg)
  • Calcium (Ca)
  • Strontium (Sr)
  • Barium (Ba)
  • Radium (Ra)
A total of 6 elements are in the group. They are shiny and moderately reactive. 

Transition Metals (Groups 3–12)

  • Scandium (Sc), Titanium (Ti), Vanadium (V), Chromium (Cr), Manganese (Mn)
  • Iron (Fe), Cobalt (Co), Nickel (Ni), Copper (Cu), Zinc (Zn)
  • Yttrium (Y), Zirconium (Zr), Niobium (Nb), Molybdenum (Mo), Technetium (Tc)
  • Ruthenium (Ru), Rhodium (Rh), Palladium (Pd), Silver (Ag), Cadmium (Cd)
  • Hafnium (Hf), Tantalum (Ta), Tungsten (W), Rhenium (Re), Osmium (Os)
  • Iridium (Ir), Platinum (Pt), Gold (Au), Mercury (Hg)
  • Rutherfordium (Rf), Dubnium (Db), Seaborgium (Sg), Bohrium (Bh), Hassium (Hs)
  • Meitnerium (Mt), Darmstadtium (Ds), Roentgenium (Rg), Copernicium (Cn)
Metal Count 38. All structural metals are included in this group. 

Post-Transition Metals

  • Aluminium (Al), Gallium (Ga), Indium (In), Tin (Sn), Thallium (Tl)
  • Lead (Pb), Bismuth (Bi), Nihonium (Nh), Flerovium (Fl), Moscovium (Mc), Livermorium (Lv)
This group includes 11 metals. They fall between transition metals and metalloids.

Lanthanides (Rare Earth Metals)

  • Lanthanum (La), Cerium (Ce), Praseodymium (Pr), Neodymium (Nd), Promethium (Pm)
  • Samarium (Sm), Europium (Eu), Gadolinium (Gd), Terbium (Tb), Dysprosium (Dy)
  • Holmium (Ho), Erbium (Er), Thulium (Tm), Ytterbium (Yb), Lutetium (Lu)
Total 15 elements. They are rare earth metals. 

Actinides

  • Actinium (Ac), Thorium (Th), Protactinium (Pa), Uranium (U), Neptunium (Np)
  • Plutonium (Pu), Americium (Am), Curium (Cm), Berkelium (Bk), Californium (Cf)
  • Einsteinium (Es), Fermium (Fm), Mendelevium (Md), Nobelium (No), Lawrencium (Lr)
These are the known radioactive metals. There are 15 elements in this group. 

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