User:UBX/Element

	{{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}}	This user's favourite element is [[{{{7}}}]].

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This userbox has eight parameters. Their functions are:

1. Border colour. Leaving this parameter blank gives a black border.
2. Phase - insert "Solid", "Liquid", "Gas" or "UnknownPhase" for the element's phase at 25°C = 77°F = 298°K and 1 atm. Leaving this parameter blank has the same result as "Solid". In case this is not known to the template user, here is the complete list:
   • The elements for which the phase is not known are Rf, Db, Sg, Bh, Hs, Mt, Ds, Rg, Cn, Nh, Fl, Mc, Lv, Ts and Og.
   • The gaseous elements are H, He, N, O, F, Ne, Cl, Ar, Kr, Xe and Rn.
   • The liquid elements are Br and Hg.
   • The other elements are all solids.
3. The element's atomic number - see list of elements for information.
4. The element's chemical symbol - see list of elements for information.
5. The element's atomic weight - see list of elements for information.
6. The colour showing the element's chemical series. See the section below.
7. Name of the element - see list of elements for information. Please begin it with a lowercase letter, as element names are not capitalized in English (unless at the beginning of a sentence).
8. Background of the text in the userbox (not the ID). If left blank, the background will be transparent.

Colour codes

chemical series	color code	description
alkali metals	#ff6666	Very reactive and therefore dangerous = red.
alkaline earth metals	#ffdead	Nice earthy color = easy to remember.
lanthanides	#ffbfff	The current color was chosen arbitrarily.
actinides	#ff99cc	The current color was chosen arbitrarily.
transition metals	#ffc0c0	Another shade of gray (or even silver) would work here. But that would make the table a bit drab and the colors of the metals and transitions metals too similar.
poor metals	#cccccc	True metals are closest in color to gray.
metalloids	#cccc99	Intermediate color between above and below.
nonmetals	#a0ffa0	Elements most essential to life. Most life on Earth (measured by biomass) is photosynthetic and chlorophyll is green.
halogens	#ffff99	Fluorine gas is yellowish as are many precipitates of halogens.
noble gases	#c0ffff	Non-reactive for practical purposes. Cyan is soft and soothing (it is also the opposite of red).
unknown chemical properties	#e8e8e8	This shade of gray usually signifies "unknown".
undiscovered	#ffffff	White usually signifies "unknown", it being a blank space where the element symbol is floating.
superactinides	#f4f4c6	The current color was chosen arbitrarily.

chemical series	color code	elements
alkali metals	#ff6666	Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Fr
alkaline earth metals	#ffdead	Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra
lanthanides	#ffbfff	La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu
actinides	#ff99cc	Ac, Th, Pa, U, Np, Pu, Am, Cm, Bk, Cf, Es, Fm, Md, No, Lr
transition metals	#ffc0c0	Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd, Hf, Ta, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Au, Hg, Rf, Db, Sg, Bh, Hs, Cn
poor metals	#cccccc	Al, Ga, In, Sn, Tl, Pb, Bi
metalloids	#cccc99	B, Si, Ge, As, Sb, Te, Po
nonmetals	#a0ffa0	H, C, N, O, P, S, Se
halogens	#ffff99	F, Cl, Br, I, At
noble gases	#c0ffff	He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, Rn
unknown chemical properties	#e8e8e8	Mt, Ds, Rg, Nh, Fl, Mc, Lv, Ts, Og, Uue, Ubn, Ubu, Ubb
undiscovered	#ffffff	All elements heavier than Og.

Example

{{User:UBX/Element||UnknownPhase|104|Rf|[261]|#ffc0c0|rutherfordium|}}

will produce:

	104 Rf [261]	This user's favourite element is rutherfordium.

If you want further stylizing, you can add the other parameters:

{{User:UBX/Element|#6cacde|UnknownPhase|104|Rf|[261]|#ffc0c0|rutherfordium|#fc86f6}}

which will produce:

	104 Rf [261]	This user's favourite element is rutherfordium.

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