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RED : f00

ORANGE : f90

YELLOW : ff0

VIOLET : 90f

BLUE : 03f

GREEN : 0c0

BLACK : 000

CHARCOAL : 333

DARK GRAY : 666

MEDIUM GRAY : 999

LIGHT GRAY : ccc

WHITE : fff


 

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Roll the mouse over the underlined table cells to see the names of primary colors, secondary colors, and shades of gray.

f00 f03 f06 f09 f0c f0f f30 f33 f36 f39 f3c f3f f60 f63 f66 f69 f6c f6f f90 f93 f96 f99 f9c f9f fc0 fc3 fc6 fc9 fcc fcf ff0 ff3 ff6 ff9 ffc fff
c00 .c03 c06 c09 c0c c0f c30 c33 c36 c39 c3c c3f c60 c63 c66 c69 c6c c6f c90 c93 c96 c99 c9c c9f cc0 cc3 cc6 cc9 ccc ccf cf0 cf3 cf6 cf9 cfc cff
900 903 906 909 90c 90f 930 933 936 939 93c 93f 960 963 966 969 96c 96f 990 993 996 999 99c 99f 9c0 9c3 9c6 9c9 9cc 9cf 9f0 9f3 9f6 9f9 9fc 9ff
600 603 606 609 60c 60f 630 633 636 639 63c 63f 660 663 666 666 66c 66f 690 693 696 699 69c 69f 6c0 6c3 6c6 6c9 6cc 6cf 6f0 6f3 6f6 6f9 6fc 6ff
300 303 306 309 30c 30f 330 333 336 339 33c 33f 360 363 366 369 36c 36f 390 393 396 399 39c 39f 3c0 3c3 3c6 3c9 3cc 3cf 3f0 3f3 3f6 3f9 3fc 3ff
000 003 006 009 00c 00f 030 033 036 039 03c 03f 060 063 066 069 06c 06f 090 093 096 099 09c 09f 0c0 0c3 0c6 0c9 0cc 0cf 0f0 0f3 0f6 0f9 0fc 0ff

Periodic table of the elements

Light metals: Transitional metals and other metals: Non-metals: Halo-gens: Noble gases:
I-A II-A III-B IV-B V-B VI-B VII-B VIII VIII VIII I-B II-B III-A IV-A V-A VI-A VII-A 0
H

1    1.01

Hydrogen

Helium

Lithium

Beryllium

Boron

Carbon

Nitrogen

Oxygen

Fluorine

Neon

Sodium

Magnesium

Aluminum

Silicon

Phosphorus

Sulfur

Chlorine

Argon

Potassium

Calcium

Scandium

Titanium

Vanadium

Chromium

Manganese

Iron

Cobalt

Nickel

Copper

Zinc

Gallium

Germanium

Arsenic
Toxic semi-metal used to make drugs and electronics.

Selenium

Bromine

Krypton

Rubidinum

Strontium

Yttrium

Zirconium

Niobium

Molybdenum

Technetium

Ruthenium

Rhodium

Palladium

Silver

Cadmium

Indium

Tin

Antimony

Tellurium

Iodine

Xenon

Cesium

Barium

Lanthanum

Cerium

Praseodymium

Neodymium

Promethium

Samarium

Europium

Gadolinium

Terbium

Dysprosium

Holmium

Erbium

Thulium

Ytterbium

Lutetium

Hafnium

Tantalum

Tungsten

Rhenium

Osmium

Iridium

Platinum

Gold

Mercury

Thallium

Lead

Bismuth

Polonium

Astatine

Radon

Francium

Radium

Actinium

Thorium

Protactinium

Uranium

Neptunium

Plutonium

Americium

Curium

Berkelium

Californium

Einsteinium

Fermium

Mendelevium

Nobelium

Lawrencium

Rutherfordium

Dubnium

Seaborgium

Bohrium

Hassium

Meitnerium

Darmstadtium

Roentgenium

Copernicum

H

1    1.01
He

2    4.00
Li

3    6.94
Be

4    9.01
B

5    10.8
C

6    12.0
N

7    14.0
O

8    16.0
F

9    19.0
Ne

10    20.2
Na

11   23.0
Mg

12   24.3
Al

13   27.0
Si

14   28.1
P

15   31.0
S

16   32.1
Cl

17   35.5
Ar

18   39.9
K

19   39.1
Ca

20   40.0
Sc

21   45.0
Ti

22   47.9
V

23   50.9
Cr

24   52.0
Mn

25   54.9
Fe

26   55.8
Co

27   58.9
Ni

28   58.7
Cu

29   63.5
Zn

30   65.4
Ga

31   69.7
Ge

32   72.6
As

33   74.9
Se

34   79.0
Br

35   79.9
Kr

36   83.8
Rb

37   85.5
Sr

38   87.6
Y

39   88.9
Zr

40   91.2
Nb

41   92.9
Mo

42   95.9
Tc

43   (99)
Ru

44   101.1
Rh

45   102.9
Pd

46   106.4
Ag

47   107.9
Cd

48   112.4
In

49   114.8
Sn

50   118.7
Sb

51   121.8
Te

52   127.6
I

53   126.9
Xe

54   131.3
Cs

55   132.9
Ba

56   137.3
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hand point down hand point up
Hf

72   178.5
Ta

73   180.9
W

74   183.9
Re

75   186.2
Os

76   190.2
Ir

77   192.2
Pt

78   195.1
Au

79   197.0
Hg

80   200.1
Tl

81   204.4
Pb

82   207.1
Bi

83   209.0
Po

84   (210)
At

85   (210)
Rn

86   (222)
Fr

87   (223)
Ra

88   (226)
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Rf

104   (261)
Db

105   (262)
Sg

106   (263)
Bh

107   (262)
Hs

108   (265)
Mt

109   (266)
Ds

110   (281)
Rg

111   (281)
Cn

112   (285)
Rare earths: La

57   138.9
Ce

58   140.1
Pr

59   140.9
Nd

60   144.2
Pm

61   (147)
Sm

62   150.4
Eu

63   152.0
Gd

64   157.3
Tb

65   158.9
Dy

66   162.5
Ho

67   164.9
Er

68   167.3
Tm

69   168.9
Yb

70   173.0
Lu

71   175.0
Ac

89   (227)
Th

90   232.0
Pa

91   (231)
U

92   238.0
Np

93   (237)
Pu

94   (242)
Am

95   (243)
Cm

96   (247)
Bk

97   (247)
Cf

98   (249)
Es

99   (254)
Fm

100   (253)
Md

101   (256)
No

102   (254)
Lw

103   (257)

NOTE: Atomic number at lower left; Atomic weight at lower right. Gases (at room temperature) are denoted by red letters; liquids (at room temperature) are denoted by blue letters.

SOURCE: U.S. Air Force, "Handy Scientific Data" (1971); The Concise Columbia Encyclopedia (1983); Periodic Table by Chemicool


Mercury
Rev.: 87.97 days
Rot.: 1,407 hours
Max. dist.: 28.6 m
Min. dist.: 43.4 m
Avg. daytime temp.: 845°F
Mass: 0.06 x Earth
Radius: 1,516 miles
Moons: 0
Venus
Rev.: 224.7 days
Rot.: 5,832 hours
Max. dist.: 67.7 m
Min. dist.: 66.8 m
Avg. daytime temp.: 867°F
Mass: 0.8 x Earth
Radius: 3,760 miles
Moons: 0
Earth
Rev.: 365.26 days
Rot.: 24.0 hours
Max. dist.: 91.4 m
Min. dist.: 94.5 m
Avg. daytime temp.: 59°F
Mass: 1.0 x Earth
Radius: 3,959 miles
Moons: 1
Mars
Rev.: 687 days
Rot.: 24.6 hours
Max. dist.: 154.9 m
Min. dist.: 128.4 m
Avg. daytime temp.: -24°F
Mass: 0.1 x Earth
Radius: 2,106 miles
Moons: (2)
Jupiter
Rev.: 11.9 years
Rot.: 10 hours
Max. dist.: 460 m
Min. dist.: 507 m
Avg. daytime temp.: -162°F
Mass: 318 x Earth
Radius: 43,441 miles
Moons: 64 (Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callista + 60 smaller ones; faint ring)
Saturn
Rev.: 29.5 years
Rot.: 10.6 hours
Max. dist.: 941 m
Min. dist.: 840 m
Avg. daytime temp.: -218°F
Mass: 95 x Earth
Radius: 36,184 miles
Moons: 62 (Mimas, Enceladus, Pan, Titan + 58 smaller ones; huge ring)
Uranus
Rev.: 84.1 years
Rot.: 17.2 hours
Max. dist.: 1,866 m
Min. dist.: 1,703 m
Avg. daytime temp.: -323°F
Mass: 14.5 x Earth
Radius: 15,789 miles
Moons: 27 (faint ring)
Neptune
Rev.: 164.8 years
Rot.: 16.1 hours
Max. dist.: 2,824 m
Min. dist.: 2,762 m
Avg. daytime temp.: -330°F
Mass: 17.2 x Earth
Radius: 15,301 miles
Moons: 13 (faint ring)
Pluto
Rev.: 687 days
Rot.: 24.6 hours
Max. dist.: 91.4 m
Min. dist.: 94.5 m
Avg. daytime temp.: 59°F
Mass: 0.1 x Earth
Moons: 1

Our Solar System, in tabular form

Roll mouse over the planet names to see detailed data.

Approximate mean distance from Sun of the planets
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Sun Me Ve Ea Ma Ju Sa Ur Ne


Distances for the four inner planets portrayed above are not in scale.

(Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars)
Approximate relative size of the planets
Me Ve Ea Ma (asteroids) Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune (Pluto was demoted from planetary status in 2006.)

SOURCE: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2012