Elements by Electrical Type

A classification of elements by their ability to conduct electricity. Most elements are metals and therefore good conductors; some metalloids and nonmetals are semiconductors or insulators.

Data available for 80 of 118 elements. Most common: Conductor (72 elements).

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118 elements

Elements by Electrical Type
		Symbol
3	Lithium	Li	Conductor
4	Beryllium	Be	Conductor
6	Carbon	C	Conductor
11	Sodium	Na	Conductor
12	Magnesium	Mg	Conductor
13	Aluminum	Al	Conductor
15	Phosphorus	P	Conductor
19	Potassium	K	Conductor
20	Calcium	Ca	Conductor
21	Scandium	Sc	Conductor
22	Titanium	Ti	Conductor
23	Vanadium	V	Conductor
24	Chromium	Cr	Conductor
25	Manganese	Mn	Conductor
26	Iron	Fe	Conductor
27	Cobalt	Co	Conductor
28	Nickel	Ni	Conductor
29	Copper	Cu	Conductor
30	Zinc	Zn	Conductor
31	Gallium	Ga	Conductor
33	Arsenic	As	Conductor
37	Rubidium	Rb	Conductor
38	Strontium	Sr	Conductor
39	Yttrium	Y	Conductor
40	Zirconium	Zr	Conductor
41	Niobium	Nb	Conductor
42	Molybdenum	Mo	Conductor
43	Technetium	Tc	Conductor
44	Ruthenium	Ru	Conductor
45	Rhodium	Rh	Conductor
46	Palladium	Pd	Conductor
47	Silver	Ag	Conductor
48	Cadmium	Cd	Conductor
49	Indium	In	Conductor
50	Tin	Sn	Conductor
51	Antimony	Sb	Conductor
55	Cesium	Cs	Conductor
56	Barium	Ba	Conductor
57	Lanthanum	La	Conductor
58	Cerium	Ce	Conductor
59	Praseodymium	Pr	Conductor
60	Neodymium	Nd	Conductor
61	Promethium	Pm	Conductor
62	Samarium	Sm	Conductor
63	Europium	Eu	Conductor
64	Gadolinium	Gd	Conductor
65	Terbium	Tb	Conductor
66	Dysprosium	Dy	Conductor
67	Holmium	Ho	Conductor
68	Erbium	Er	Conductor
69	Thulium	Tm	Conductor
70	Ytterbium	Yb	Conductor
71	Lutetium	Lu	Conductor
72	Hafnium	Hf	Conductor
73	Tantalum	Ta	Conductor
74	Tungsten	W	Conductor
75	Rhenium	Re	Conductor
76	Osmium	Os	Conductor
77	Iridium	Ir	Conductor
78	Platinum	Pt	Conductor
79	Gold	Au	Conductor
80	Mercury	Hg	Conductor
81	Thallium	Tl	Conductor
82	Lead	Pb	Conductor
83	Bismuth	Bi	Conductor
84	Polonium	Po	Conductor
88	Radium	Ra	Conductor
90	Thorium	Th	Conductor
91	Protactinium	Pa	Conductor
92	Uranium	U	Conductor
93	Neptunium	Np	Conductor
94	Plutonium	Pu	Conductor
5	Boron	B	Insulator
16	Sulfur	S	Insulator
17	Chlorine	Cl	Insulator
35	Bromine	Br	Insulator
53	Iodine	I	Insulator
14	Silicon	Si	Semiconductor
32	Germanium	Ge	Semiconductor
52	Tellurium	Te	Semiconductor
1	Hydrogen	H	—
2	Helium	He	—
7	Nitrogen	N	—
8	Oxygen	O	—
9	Fluorine	F	—
10	Neon	Ne	—
18	Argon	Ar	—
34	Selenium	Se	—
36	Krypton	Kr	—
54	Xenon	Xe	—
85	Astatine	At	—
86	Radon	Rn	—
87	Francium	Fr	—
89	Actinium	Ac	—
95	Americium	Am	—
96	Curium	Cm	—
97	Berkelium	Bk	—
98	Californium	Cf	—
99	Einsteinium	Es	—
100	Fermium	Fm	—
101	Mendelevium	Md	—
102	Nobelium	No	—
103	Lawrencium	Lr	—
104	Rutherfordium	Rf	—
105	Dubnium	Db	—
106	Seaborgium	Sg	—
107	Bohrium	Bh	—
108	Hassium	Hs	—
109	Meitnerium	Mt	—
110	Darmstadtium	Ds	—
111	Roentgenium	Rg	—
112	Copernicium	Cn	—
113	Nihonium	Nh	—
114	Flerovium	Fl	—
115	Moscovium	Mc	—
116	Livermorium	Lv	—
117	Tennessine	Ts	—
118	Oganesson	Og	—

Elements by Electrical Type

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