Resistivity of the Elements

Unit m Ω

Electrical resistivity (ρ) quantifies how strongly a material opposes electric current. It is the reciprocal of electrical conductivity. The SI unit is the ohm-metre (Ω⋅m); a low resistivity indicates a good conductor.

Data available for 80 of 118 elements. Highest: Sulfur (1.000e+15 m Ω). Lowest: Silver (1.600e-8 m Ω).

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118 elements

Resistivity of the Elements
		Symbol
16	Sulfur	S	1.000e+15
35	Bromine	Br	1.000e+10
53	Iodine	I	1.000e+7
5	Boron	B	10000
17	Chlorine	Cl	100
14	Silicon	Si	0.001
32	Germanium	Ge	5.000e-4
52	Tellurium	Te	1.000e-4
6	Carbon	C	1.000e-5
25	Manganese	Mn	1.600e-6
94	Plutonium	Pu	1.500e-6
64	Gadolinium	Gd	1.300e-6
83	Bismuth	Bi	1.300e-6
65	Terbium	Tb	1.200e-6
93	Neptunium	Np	1.200e-6
88	Radium	Ra	1.000e-6
80	Mercury	Hg	9.600e-7
62	Samarium	Sm	9.400e-7
67	Holmium	Ho	9.400e-7
66	Dysprosium	Dy	9.100e-7
63	Europium	Eu	9.000e-7
68	Erbium	Er	8.600e-7
58	Cerium	Ce	7.500e-7
61	Promethium	Pm	7.500e-7
59	Praseodymium	Pr	7.000e-7
69	Thulium	Tm	7.000e-7
60	Neodymium	Nd	6.400e-7
57	Lanthanum	La	6.100e-7
39	Yttrium	Y	5.700e-7
71	Lutetium	Lu	5.700e-7
21	Scandium	Sc	5.500e-7
84	Polonium	Po	4.300e-7
40	Zirconium	Zr	4.200e-7
22	Titanium	Ti	4.000e-7
51	Antimony	Sb	4.000e-7
56	Barium	Ba	3.500e-7
33	Arsenic	As	3.000e-7
72	Hafnium	Hf	3.000e-7
70	Ytterbium	Yb	2.800e-7
92	Uranium	U	2.800e-7
82	Lead	Pb	2.100e-7
23	Vanadium	V	2.000e-7
43	Technetium	Tc	2.000e-7
55	Cesium	Cs	2.000e-7
75	Rhenium	Re	1.800e-7
91	Protactinium	Pa	1.800e-7
41	Niobium	Nb	1.500e-7
81	Thallium	Tl	1.500e-7
90	Thorium	Th	1.500e-7
31	Gallium	Ga	1.400e-7
24	Chromium	Cr	1.300e-7
38	Strontium	Sr	1.300e-7
73	Tantalum	Ta	1.300e-7
37	Rubidium	Rb	1.200e-7
50	Tin	Sn	1.100e-7
78	Platinum	Pt	1.100e-7
15	Phosphorus	P	1.000e-7
46	Palladium	Pd	1.000e-7
26	Iron	Fe	9.700e-8
3	Lithium	Li	9.400e-8
49	Indium	In	8.000e-8
76	Osmium	Os	8.000e-8
19	Potassium	K	7.000e-8
28	Nickel	Ni	7.000e-8
44	Ruthenium	Ru	7.000e-8
48	Cadmium	Cd	7.000e-8
27	Cobalt	Co	6.000e-8
30	Zinc	Zn	5.900e-8
42	Molybdenum	Mo	5.000e-8
74	Tungsten	W	5.000e-8
11	Sodium	Na	4.700e-8
77	Iridium	Ir	4.700e-8
12	Magnesium	Mg	4.400e-8
45	Rhodium	Rh	4.300e-8
4	Beryllium	Be	4.000e-8
20	Calcium	Ca	3.400e-8
13	Aluminum	Al	2.600e-8
79	Gold	Au	2.200e-8
29	Copper	Cu	1.700e-8
47	Silver	Ag	1.600e-8
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	—

Resistivity of the Elements

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