Heavy Metals

The term "Heavy Metals" is generally interpreted to include those metals from periodical table groups IIA through VIA (see periodical table below). The semi-metallic elements boron, arsenic, selenium, and tellurium are often included in this classification. At trace levels, many of these elements are necessary to support life. However, at elevated levels they become toxic, may build up in biological systems (such as human, animal or vegetative tissues), and become a significant health hazard.

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Periodical Table of the Elements

Period

Group**

1
IA
1A

18
VIIIA
8A

1
H
1.008

2
IIA
2A

13
IIIA
3A

14
IVA
4A

15
VA
5A

16
VIA
6A

17
VIIA
7A

2
He
4.003

3
Li
6.941

4
Be
9.012

5
B
10.81

6
C
12.01

7
N
14.01

8
O
16.00

9
F
19.00

10
Ne
20.18

11
Na
22.99

12
Mg
24.31

3
IIIB
3B

4
IVB
4B

5
VB
5B

6
VIB
6B

7
VIIB
7B

11
IB
1B

12
IIB
2B

13
Al
26.98

14
Si
28.09

15
P
30.97

16
S
32.07

17
Cl
35.45

18
Ar
39.95

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19
K
39.10

20
Ca
40.08

21
Sc
44.96

22
Ti
47.88

23
V
50.94

24
Cr
52.00

25
Mn
54.94

26
Fe
55.85

27
Co
58.47

28
Ni
58.69

29
Cu
63.55

30
Zn
65.39

31
Ga
69.72

32
Ge
72.59

33
As
74.92

34
Se
78.96

35
Br
79.90

36
Kr
83.80

37
Rb
85.47

38
Sr
87.62

39
Y
88.91

40
Zr
91.22

41
Nb
92.91

42
Mo
95.94

43
Tc
(98)

44
Ru
101.1

45
Rh
102.9

46
Pd
106.4

47
Ag
107.9

48
Cd
112.4

49
In
114.8

50
Sn
118.7

51
Sb
121.8

52
Te
127.6

53
I
126.9

54
Xe
131.3

55
Cs
132.9

56
Ba
137.3

57
La*
138.9

72
Hf
178.5

73
Ta
180.9

74
W
183.9

75
Re
186.2

76
Os
190.2

77
Ir
190.2

78
Pt
195.1

79
Au
197.0

80
Hg
200.5

81
Tl
204.4

82
Pb
207.2

83
Bi
209.0

84
Po
(210)

85
At
(210)

86
Rn
(222)

87
Fr
(223)

88
Ra
(226)

89
Ac~
(227)

104
Rf
(257)

105
Db
(260)

106
Sg
(263)

107
Bh
(262)

108
Hs
(265)

109
Mt
(266)

110
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111
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112
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114
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116
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118
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Lanthanide Series*

58
Ce
140.1

59
Pr
140.9

60
Nd
144.2

61
Pm
(147)

62
Sm
150.4

63
Eu
152.0

64
Gd
157.3

65
Tb
158.9

66
Dy
162.5

67
Ho
164.9

68
Er
167.3

69
Tm 168.9

70
Yb
173.0

71
Lu
175.0

Actinide Series~

90
Th
232.0

91
Pa
(231)

92
U
(238)

93
Np
(237)

94
Pu
(242)

95
Am
(243)

96
Cm
(247)

97
Bk
(247)

98
Cf
(249)

99
Es
(254)

100
Fm
(253)

101
Md
(256)

102
No
(254)

103
Lr
(257)