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Enum: ElementFamilyEnum

Chemical element families/groups

URI: valuesets:ElementFamilyEnum

Permissible Values

Value Meaning Description
ALKALI_METALS CHEBI:22314 Group 1 elements (except hydrogen)
ALKALINE_EARTH_METALS CHEBI:22315 Group 2 elements
TRANSITION_METALS CHEBI:27081 d-block elements
LANTHANIDES CHEBI:33768 Lanthanide series
ACTINIDES CHEBI:33769 Actinide series
CHALCOGENS CHEBI:33303 Group 16 elements
HALOGENS CHEBI:47902 Group 17 elements
NOBLE_GASES CHEBI:33310 Group 18 elements
METALLOIDS CHEBI:33559 Elements with intermediate properties
POST_TRANSITION_METALS None Metals after the transition series
NONMETALS CHEBI:25585 Non-metallic elements

Slots

Name Description
element_family Chemical element families/groups

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: ElementFamilyEnum
description: Chemical element families/groups
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  ALKALI_METALS:
    text: ALKALI_METALS
    description: Group 1 elements (except hydrogen)
    meaning: CHEBI:22314
    annotations:
      group:
        tag: group
        value: '1'
      elements:
        tag: elements
        value: Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Fr
    title: alkali metal atom
  ALKALINE_EARTH_METALS:
    text: ALKALINE_EARTH_METALS
    description: Group 2 elements
    meaning: CHEBI:22315
    annotations:
      group:
        tag: group
        value: '2'
      elements:
        tag: elements
        value: Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra
    title: alkaloid
  TRANSITION_METALS:
    text: TRANSITION_METALS
    description: d-block elements
    meaning: CHEBI:27081
    annotations:
      groups:
        tag: groups
        value: 3-12
    title: transition element atom
  LANTHANIDES:
    text: LANTHANIDES
    description: Lanthanide series
    meaning: CHEBI:33768
    annotations:
      atomic_numbers:
        tag: atomic_numbers
        value: 57-71
    title: titanium group molecular entity
  ACTINIDES:
    text: ACTINIDES
    description: Actinide series
    meaning: CHEBI:33769
    annotations:
      atomic_numbers:
        tag: atomic_numbers
        value: 89-103
    title: fuconates
  CHALCOGENS:
    text: CHALCOGENS
    description: Group 16 elements
    meaning: CHEBI:33303
    annotations:
      group:
        tag: group
        value: '16'
      elements:
        tag: elements
        value: O, S, Se, Te, Po
    title: chalcogen
  HALOGENS:
    text: HALOGENS
    description: Group 17 elements
    meaning: CHEBI:47902
    annotations:
      group:
        tag: group
        value: '17'
      elements:
        tag: elements
        value: F, Cl, Br, I, At
    title: idopyranuronic acid
  NOBLE_GASES:
    text: NOBLE_GASES
    description: Group 18 elements
    meaning: CHEBI:33310
    annotations:
      group:
        tag: group
        value: '18'
      elements:
        tag: elements
        value: He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, Rn
    title: neon atom
  METALLOIDS:
    text: METALLOIDS
    description: Elements with intermediate properties
    meaning: CHEBI:33559
    annotations:
      elements:
        tag: elements
        value: B, Si, Ge, As, Sb, Te, Po
    title: s-block element atom
  POST_TRANSITION_METALS:
    text: POST_TRANSITION_METALS
    description: Metals after the transition series
    annotations:
      elements:
        tag: elements
        value: Al, Ga, In, Tl, Sn, Pb, Bi
  NONMETALS:
    text: NONMETALS
    description: Non-metallic elements
    meaning: CHEBI:25585
    annotations:
      elements:
        tag: elements
        value: H, C, N, O, F, P, S, Cl, Se, Br, I
    title: nonmetal atom