periodic_table_block
- plasmapy.particles.atomic.periodic_table_block(argument: str | Integral) str [source]
Return the periodic table block.
- Parameters:
argument (atom-like) – Atomic number (either integer or string), atomic symbol (e.g.,
"H"
, string), or element name (e.g.,"francium"
, string).- Returns:
The periodic table block of the element.
- Return type:
See also
periodic_table_period
Returns periodic table period of element.
periodic_table_group
Returns periodic table group of element.
periodic_table_category
Returns periodic table category of element.
Examples
>>> periodic_table_block(66) 'f' >>> periodic_table_block(72) 'd' >>> periodic_table_block("Tl") 'p' >>> periodic_table_block("thallium") 'p' >>> periodic_table_block("francium") 's'