1H2He3Li4Be5B6C7N8O9F10Ne11Na12Mg13Al14Si15P16S17Cl18Ar19K20Ca21Sc22Ti23V24Cr25Mn26Fe27Co28Ni29Cu30Zn31Ga32Ge33As34Se35Br36Kr37Rb38Sr39Y40Zr41Nb42Mo43Tc44Ru45Rh46Pd47Ag48Cd49In50Sn51Sb52Te53I54Xe55Cs56BaLa*Lanthanides57La58Ce59Pr60Nd61Pm62Sm63Eu64Gd65Tb66Dy67Ho68Er69Tm70Yb71Lu72Hf73Ta74W75Re76Os77Ir78Pt79Au80Hg81Tl82Pb83Bi84Po85At86Rn87Fr88RaAc*Actinides89Ac90Th91Pa92U93Np94Pu95Am96Cm97Bk98Cf99Es100Fm101Md102No103Lr104Rf105Db106Sg107Bh108Hs109Mt110Ds111Rg112Cn113Nh114Fl115Mc116Lv117Ts118Og
Work function
Work function is the energy that must be applied to release an electron from an uncharged solid.
| Element | Work function | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3Li | Lithium | 2.9 eV | |
| 4Be | Beryllium | 4.98 eV | |
| 5B | Boron | 4.45 eV | |
| 6C | Carbon | 4.81 eV | |
| 11Na | Sodium | 2.75 eV | |
| 12Mg | Magnesium | 3.66 eV | |
| 13Al | Aluminum | 4.16 [4.06 … 4.26] eV | |
| 19K | Potassium | 2.3 eV | |
| 20Ca | Calcium | 2.87 eV | |
| 22Ti | Titanium | 4.33 eV | |
| 24Cr | Chromium | 4.5 eV | |
| 25Mn | Manganese | 4.1 eV | |
| 26Fe | Iron | 4.5 eV | |
| 27Co | Cobalt | 5 eV | |
| 28Ni | Nickel | 5.15 eV | |
| 29Cu | Copper | 4.65 eV | |
| 32Ge | Germanium | 5 eV | |
| 34Se | Selenium | 5.9 eV | |
| 37Rb | Rubidium | 2.16 eV | |
| 38Sr | Strontium | 2.59 eV | |
| 47Ag | Silver | 4.26 eV | |
| 48Cd | Cadmium | 4.2 eV | |
| 50Sn | Tin | 4.42 eV | |
| 55Cs | Caesium | 2.14 eV | |
| 56Ba | Barium | 2.7 [1.8 … 2.52] eV | |
| 74W | Tungsten | 4.55 eV | |
| 78Pt | Platinum | 5.65 eV | |
| 79Au | Gold | 5.1 eV | |
| 80Hg | Mercury | 4.49 eV | |