Wikipedia:WikiProject Elements

Under Construction

This is a temporary page created for the sole purpose of facilitating the conversion of the current element articles to the agreed upon format discussed in Talk:Beryllium.
For an example of what the new format will look like, please see Beryllium. For a clean copy of the template being used please see the bottom of this page.

Conversion Log
Beryllium (done), Magnesium (done), Calcium (25% done)

Data acquisition guide for filling in the table templates.
These instructions assume you have made active the links at the bottom of the template and are using those links to gather data.

General

Series, Period, Block

• WebElements.com -- click on "Key data; description" on side panel

Relative abundance

Density at 293

• WebElements.com -- click on "Density"

Hardness (Mohs)

• EnvironmentalChemistry.com -- 2/3 down "Physical Properties"

Appearance

• WebElements.com -- click on "Key data; description" on side panel

Atomic

Atomic weight

• WebElements.com -- click on "Key data; description" on side panel

Atomic, Covalent, van der Waals radii

• WebElements.com -- click on "Van der Waals radius"

Electron configuration & e- 's per energy level

• WebElements.com -- click on "Electron configuration"

Oxidation states

• EnvironmentalChemistry.com -- next to last in "Atomic Structure"

Crystal structure

• EnvironmentalChemistry.com -- 1/4 through "Atomic Structure"

Physical

State of matter at STP

• WebElements.com -- click on "Key data; description" on side panel

Melting and Boiling point at SP

• WebElements.com -- click on "Boiling point"

Molar volume

• WebElements.com -- click on "Molar Volume"

Specific gravity

Heat of vaporization

• EnvironmentalChemistry.com -- 3/4 through "Physical Properties"

Heat of fusion

• EnvironmentalChemistry.com -- 1/2 through "Chemical Properties"

Vapor pressure

• EnvironmentalChemistry.com -- at the end of "Physical Properties"

Other

Electronegativity

• WebElements.com -- click on "Electronegativities"

Specific heat capacity

• EnvironmentalChemistry.com -- next to last in "Physical Properties"

Electrical conductivity and Thermal conductivity

• EnvironmentalChemistry.com -- 1/5 down "Physical Properties"

divide each numeric value by 100

ionization potentials

• WebElements.com -- click on "Ionization energies"

Isotopic

• EnvironmentalChemistry.com -- click on the link at the bottom of the page going to "Nuclides" (Under "Part Two")

Choose all the stable forms and only the most stable isotopes -- Please don't include any isotopes with half-lifes less than a week

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To make the links at the bottom of this template active the underscore within the links needs to be replaced. For Los Alamos National Lab replace the _ with the atomic number. For the other two links replace the _ with the element's symbol.

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__ is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol __ and atomic number __.

Properties

General
Name	__
Symbol	__
Series	____________
Group, Period, Block	__, __, __
Relative abundance	___
Density at 293 K	__ kg/m3
Hardness (Mohs)	__
Appearance	__
Atomic
Atomic number	__
Atomic weight	__ amu
Atomic radius	__ pm
Covalent radius	__ pm
van der Waals radius	__ pm
Electron configuration	[He]__
e- 's per energy level	_, _
Oxidation states	_ (__)
Crystal structure	__
Physical
State of matter at STP	__(__)
Melting point at SP	__ K
Boiling point at SP	__ K
Molar volume	__ ×10_ m3/mol
Specific gravity	__
Heat of vaporization	__ kJ/mol
Heat of fusion	__ kJ/mol
Vapor pressure	__ Pa
Velocity of sound	__ m/s
Other
Electronegativity	__ (Pauling scale)
Specific heat capacity	__ J/gK
Electrical conductivity	__ 10_/m ohm
Thermal conductivity	__ ×106 W/mK
1st ionization potential	__ kJ/mol
2nd ionization potential	__ kJ/mol
3rd ionization potential	__ kJ/mol
Isotopic
iso NA half-life DM DE MeV DP ___ {syn.} __ __ __ [[__|___]] ___ 100% __ is stable with __ neutrons ___ trace __ __ __ [[__|
SI units & STP were used where possible.

Notable Characteristics

Uses

History

Isotopes

Precautions

External Link Resources:
Los Alamos National Laboratory - _
WebElements.com - _
EnvironmentalChemistry.com - _