element_name

plasmapy.particles.element_name(element: plasmapy.particles.particle_class.Particle) → str

Return the name of an element.

Parameters

argument (str, int, or Particle) – A str representing an element, isotope, or ion or an int representing an atomic number

Returns

name – The name of the element.

Return type

str

Raises

• InvalidElementError – If the argument is a valid particle but not a valid element.

• InvalidParticleError – If the argument does not correspond to a valid particle.

• TypeError – If the argument is not a str or int.

See also

atomic_symbol, isotope_symbol, ionic_symbol, particle_symbol

Examples

>>> element_name("H")
'hydrogen'
>>> element_name("T")
'hydrogen'
>>> element_name("alpha")
'helium'
>>> element_name(42)
'molybdenum'
>>> element_name("C-12")
'carbon'