element_name¶
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plasmapy.particles.
element_name
(element: plasmapy.particles.particle_class.Particle) → str¶ Return the name of an element.
Parameters: argument (
str
,int
, orParticle
) – Astr
representing an element, isotope, or ion or anint
representing an atomic numberReturns: name – The name of the element.
Return type: Raises: Examples
>>> element_name("H") 'hydrogen' >>> element_name("T") 'hydrogen' >>> element_name("alpha") 'helium' >>> element_name(42) 'molybdenum' >>> element_name("C-12") 'carbon'