Periodic Table (crystal Structure)
The thermodynamically stable structures of metallic elements adopted at standard temperature and pressure (STP) are color-coded and shown below. The only exception is mercury, Hg, which is a liquid and the structure refers to the low temperature form. The melting points of the metals (in K) are shown above the element symbol. Most of the metallic elements crystallize in variations of the cubic crystal system, with the exceptions noted. "Non-metallic" elements, like the noble gases, are not crystalline solids at STP, while others, like carbon, may have several meta stable allotropes at STP which of course can also occur for typical metals like e.g. tin.
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