Periodic Elements

periodic table

Star-Forged Periodic Elements

List of the periodic elements and which stellar events forged which of the elements. We are literally made of star stuff.

BB = Big Bang fusion
CR = cosmic ray spallation
ND = nuclear decay
NS = neutron star merger
PA = particle accelerator (manmade)
PN = planetary nebula (red giant death)
SNIa = Type Ia supernova (white dwarf explosion)
SNII = Type II supernova (high-mass star core collapse)

1. # Element [Symbol]
2. How Formed

1. 1 Hydrogen [H]
2. BB

1. 2 Helium [He]
2. BB

1. 3 Lithium [Li]
2. CR PN

1. 4 Beryllium [Be]
2. CR

1. 5 Boron [B]
2. CR

1. 6 Carbon [C]
2. PN SNII

1. 7 Nitrogen [N]
2. PN SNII

1. 8 Oxygen [O]
2. SNII

1. 9 Fluorine [F]
2. SNII

1. 10 Neon [Ne]
2. SNII

1. 11 Sodium [Na]
2. SNII

1. 12 Magnesium [Mg]
2. SNII

1. 13 Aluminium [Al]
2. SNII

1. 14 Silicon [Si]
2. SNII SNIa

1. 15 Phosphorus [P]
2. SNII SNIa

1. 16 Sulfur [S]
2. SNII SNIa

1. 17 Chlorine [Cl]
2. SNII SNIa

1. 18 Argon [Ar]
2. SNII SNIa

1. 19 Potassium [K]
2. SNII SNIa

1. 20 Calcium [Ca]
2. SNIa SNII

1. 21 Scandium [Sc]
2. SNII SNIa

1. 22 Titanium [Ti]
2. SNIa SNII

1. 23 Vanadium [V]
2. SNIa SNII

1. 24 Chromium [Cr]
2. SNIa SNII

1. 25 Manganese [Mn]
2. SNIa SNII

1. 26 Iron [Fe]
2. SNIa SNII

1. 27 Cobalt [Co]
2. SNIa SNII

1. 28 Nickel [Ni]
2. SNIa SNII

1. 29 Copper [Cu]
2. SNIa SNII

1. 30 Zinc [Zn]
2. SNIa SNII

1. 31 Gallium [Ga]
2. SNII

1. 32 Germanium [Ge]
2. SNII

1. 33 Arsenic [As]
2. SNII

1. 34 Selenium [Se]
2. SNII

1. 35 Bromine [Br]
2. SNII

1. 36 Krypton [Kr]
2. SNII

1. 37 Rubidium [Rb]
2. SNII

1. 38 Strontium [Sr]
2. PN SNII

1. 39 Yttrium [Y]
2. PN SNII

1. 40 Zirconium [Zr]
2. PN SNII

1. 41 Niobium [Nb]
2. PN NS

1. 42 Molybdenum [Mo]
2. NS PN

1. 43 Technetium [Tc]
2. ND

1. 44 Ruthenium [Ru]
2. NS PN

1. 45 Rhodium [Rh]
2. NS PN

1. 46 Palladium [Pd]
2. NS PN

1. 47 Silver [Ag]
2. NS PN

1. 48 Cadmium [Cd]
2. NS PN

1. 49 Indium [In]
2. NS PN

1. 50 Tin [Sn]
2. PN NS

1. 51 Antimony [Sb]
2. NS PN

1. 52 Tellurium [Te]
2. PN NS

1. 53 Iodine [I]
2. NS PN

1. 54 Xenon [Xe]
2. NS PN

1. 55 Caesium [Cs]
2. NS PN

1. 56 Barium [Ba]
2. PN NS

1. 57 Lanthanum [La]
2. PN NS

1. 58 Cerium [Ce]
2. PN NS

1. 59 Praseodymium [Pr]
2. NS NS

1. 60 Neodymium [Nd]
2. NS NS

1. 61 Promethium [Pm]
2. ND

1. 62 Samarium [Sm]
2. NS PN

1. 63 Europium [Eu]
2. NS PN

1. 64 Gadolinium [Gd]
2. NS PN

1. 65 Terbium [Tb]
2. NS PN

1. 66 Dysprosium [Dy]
2. NS PN

1. 67 Holmium [Ho]
2. NS PN

1. 68 Erbium [Er]
2. NS PN

1. 69 Thulium [Tm]
2. NS PN

1. 70 Ytterbium [Yb]
2. NS PN

1. 71 Lutetium [Lu]
2. NS PN

1. 72 Hafnium [Hf]
2. PN NS

1. 73 Tantalum [Ta]
2. PN NS

1. 74 Tungsten [W]
2. PN NS

1. 75 Rhenium [Re]
2. NS PN

1. 76 Osmium [Os]
2. NS PN

1. 77 Iridium [Ir]
2. NS PN

1. 78 Platinum [Pt]
2. NS PN

1. 79 Gold [Au]
2. NS PN

1. 80 Mercury [Hg]
2. PN NS

1. 81 Thallium [Tl]
2. PN NS

1. 82 Lead [Pb]
2. PN NS

1. 83 Bismuth [Bi]
2. NS PN

1. 84 Polonium [Po]
2. ND

1. 85 Astatine [At]
2. ND

1. 86 Radon [Rn]
2. ND

1. 87 Francium [Fr]
2. ND

1. 88 Radium [Ra]
2. ND

1. 89 Actinium [Ac]
2. ND

1. 90 Thorium [Th]
2. NS

1. 91 Protactinium [Pa]
2. ND

1. 92 Uranium [U]
2. NS

1. 93 Neptunium [Np]
2. PA

1. 94 Plutonium [Pu]
2. PA

1. 95 Americium [Am]
2. PA

1. 96 Curium [Cm]
2. PA

1. 97 Berkelium [Bk]
2. PA

1. 98 Californium [Cf]
2. PA

1. 99 Einsteinium [Es]
2. PA

1. 100 Fermium [Fm]
2. PA

1. 101 Mendelevium [Md]
2. PA

1. 102 Nobelium [No]
2. PA

1. 103 Lawrencium [Lr]
2. PA

1. 104 Rutherfordium [Rf]
2. PA

1. 105 Dubnium [Db]
2. PA

1. 106 Seaborgium [Sg]
2. PA

1. 107 Bohrium [Bh]
2. PA

1. 108 Hassium [Hs]
2. PA

1. 109 Meitnerium [Mt]
2. PA

1. 110 Darmstadtium [Ds]
2. PA

1. 111 Roentgenium [Rg]
2. PA

1. 112 Copernicium [Cn]
2. PA

1. 113 Nihonium [Nh]
2. PA

1. 114 Flerovium [Fl]
2. PA

1. 115 Moscovium [Mc]
2. PA

1. 116 Livermorium [Lv]
2. PA

1. 117 Tennessine [Ts]
2. PA

1. 118 Oganesson [Og]
2. PA

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