|
Cerium
|
Ce
|
58
|
Lanthanide
|
the then recently discovered asteroid Ceres, considered a planet at the time
|
|
6
|
140.12
|
0.00
|
6.77
|
1068.00
|
3716.00
|
0.19
|
1.12
|
66.50
|
|
Praseodymium
|
Pr
|
59
|
Lanthanide
|
the Greek praseios didymos meaning 'green twin'
|
|
6
|
140.91
|
0.00
|
6.77
|
1208.00
|
3793.00
|
0.19
|
1.13
|
9.20
|
|
Barium
|
Ba
|
56
|
Alkaline earth metal
|
the Greek barys, 'heavy'
|
2
|
6
|
137.33
|
0.01
|
3.59
|
1000.00
|
2170.00
|
0.20
|
0.89
|
425.00
|
|
Iridium
|
Ir
|
77
|
Transition metal
|
Iris, the Greek goddess of the rainbow
|
9
|
6
|
192.22
|
0.00
|
22.56
|
2719.00
|
4701.00
|
0.13
|
2.20
|
0.00
|
|
Platinum
|
Pt
|
78
|
Transition metal
|
the Spanish platina, meaning 'little silver'
|
10
|
6
|
195.08
|
0.01
|
21.46
|
2041.40
|
4098.00
|
0.13
|
2.28
|
0.01
|
|
Gold
|
Au
|
79
|
Transition metal
|
English word (aurum in Latin)
|
11
|
6
|
196.97
|
0.00
|
19.28
|
1337.33
|
3129.00
|
0.13
|
2.54
|
0.00
|
|
Tantalum
|
Ta
|
73
|
Transition metal
|
King Tantalus, father of Niobe from Greek mythology
|
5
|
6
|
180.95
|
0.00
|
16.65
|
3290.00
|
5731.00
|
0.14
|
1.50
|
2.00
|
|
Hafnium
|
Hf
|
72
|
Transition metal
|
Hafnia, the New Latin name for Copenhagen
|
4
|
6
|
178.49
|
0.02
|
13.31
|
2506.00
|
4876.00
|
0.14
|
1.30
|
3.00
|
|
Rhenium
|
Re
|
75
|
Transition metal
|
Rhenus, the Latin name for the river Rhine
|
7
|
6
|
186.21
|
0.00
|
21.02
|
3459.00
|
5869.00
|
0.14
|
1.90
|
0.00
|
|
Tungsten
|
W
|
74
|
Transition metal
|
the Swedish tung sten, 'heavy stone' (W is wolfram, the old name of the tungsten mineral wolframite)
|
6
|
6
|
183.84
|
0.01
|
19.25
|
3695.00
|
5828.00
|
0.13
|
2.36
|
1.30
|