---
name: "gperiodic"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gperiodic"
version: "3.0.3-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gperiodic"
---

# gperiodic(1)

periodic table application

## NAME

gperiodic - periodic table application

## SYNOPSIS

**gperiodic** \[*option(s)*\] \[*element\_symbol* \| *atomic\_number*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**gperiodic** is a small X/GTK+-based program which allows you to browse through a periodic table of chemical elements, and view somewhat detailed information on each of the elements. 118 elements are currently listed.

## OPTIONS

Zero options will start **gperiodic**.

- **-h**

  Show the help screen.

- **-c** \<*Temp*\>

  Color the elements according to their phase at temperature \<Temp\> in Kelvins.

- **-D**

  Dump the periodic table.

- **-v**

  Be verbose.

Possible arguments:

- *element\_symbol* \| *atomic\_number*

  Display information on the element with the given element symbol or atomic number.

## AUTHOR

The program was originally written by Kyle R. Burton, then Jonas Frantz. The current author is Alexey Loginov \<loginov.alex.valer@gmail.com\>.

This manual page was written by Sebastien Bacher \<seb128@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).