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NAME
elem - get a datum about a chemical element
SYNOPSIS
elem ELEMENT -p PROPERTY
DESCRIPTION
Just type elem followed by the name of a chemical element to get,
by default, its chemical symbol. To get other information, type -p
after the element name and specify a property, one of:
ATOMIC_NUMBER
ATOMIC_WEIGHT
ELECTRON_CONFIGURATION
ELECTRONEGATIVITY
IONIZATION_POTENTIAL
OXIDATION_STATES
SYMBOL
EXAMPLES
elem Gold
will return 79.
elem Hafnium -p ATOMIC_NUMBER
will return 72.
NOTE: You must capitalize the first letter of the element.