Periodic trends
Position predicts behaviour.
Pick a property and watch how it changes across periods and groups.
How to read it
Bigger atoms generally sit toward the bottom-left of the table.
→Across a periodDecreases across a period
↓Down a groupIncreases down a group
Arrows show the general trend, not exact values for every element — transition metals often behave less regularly.
Explore by position
1HHydrogen2HeHelium3LiLithium4BeBeryllium5BBoron6CCarbon7NNitrogen8OOxygen9FFluorine10NeNeon11NaSodium12MgMagnesium13AlAluminium14SiSilicon15PPhosphorus16SSulfur17ClChlorine18ArArgon19KPotassium20CaCalcium21ScScandium22TiTitanium23VVanadium24CrChromium25MnManganese26FeIron27CoCobalt28NiNickel29CuCopper30ZnZinc31GaGallium32GeGermanium33AsArsenic34SeSelenium35BrBromine36KrKrypton37RbRubidium38SrStrontium39YYttrium40ZrZirconium41NbNiobium42MoMolybdenum43TcTechnetium44RuRuthenium45RhRhodium46PdPalladium47AgSilver48CdCadmium49InIndium50SnTin51SbAntimony52TeTellurium53IIodine54XeXenon55CsCaesium56BaBarium72HfHafnium73TaTantalum74WTungsten75ReRhenium76OsOsmium77IrIridium78PtPlatinum79AuGold80HgMercury81TlThallium82PbLead83BiBismuth84PoPolonium85AtAstatine86RnRadon87FrFrancium88RaRadium104RfRutherfordium105DbDubnium106SgSeaborgium107BhBohrium108HsHassium109MtMeitnerium110DsDarmstadtium111RgRoentgenium112CnCopernicium113NhNihonium114FlFlerovium115McMoscovium116LvLivermorium117TsTennessine118OgOganesson