Atomic Mass

Atomic mass (also called atomic weight) is the average mass of atoms of an element, measured in atomic mass units (u or amu).

Understanding Atomic Mass

What is it? Atomic mass represents the weighted average mass of all naturally occurring isotopes of an element.

Unit: Measured in atomic mass units (u or amu), where 1 u = 1/12 the mass of a carbon-12 atom.

Trend Across Period: Atomic mass generally increases from left to right across a period.

Trend Down Group: Atomic mass increases down a group as more protons and neutrons are added.

Lightest Element: Hydrogen (H) has the lowest atomic mass at approximately 1.008 u.

Heaviest Stable: Lead (Pb) and Bismuth (Bi) are among the heaviest naturally stable elements.

118 elements

Atomic Mass Comparison

Ts
294.00 u
Tennessine
Og
294.00 u
Oganesson
Lv
293.00 u
Livermorium
Mc
290.00 u
Moscovium
Fl
289.00 u
Flerovium
Nh
286.00 u
Nihonium
Cn
285.00 u
Copernicium
Rg
282.00 u
Roentgenium
Ds
281.00 u
Darmstadtium
Mt
278.00 u
Meitnerium
Hs
277.00 u
Hassium
Bh
270.00 u
Bohrium
Sg
269.00 u
Seaborgium
Db
268.00 u
Dubnium
Rf
267.00 u
Rutherfordium
Lr
266.00 u
Lawrencium
No
259.00 u
Nobelium
Md
258.00 u
Mendelevium
Fm
257.00 u
Fermium
Es
252.00 u
Einsteinium

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RankAtomic #SymbolNameAtomic Mass (u)CategoryState
1117TsTennessine294.000halogensolid
2118OgOganesson294.000noble gasgas
3116LvLivermorium293.000post-transition metalsolid
4115McMoscovium290.000post-transition metalsolid
5114FlFlerovium289.000post-transition metalsolid
6113NhNihonium286.000post-transition metalsolid
7112CnCopernicium285.000transition metalsolid
8111RgRoentgenium282.000transition metalsolid
9110DsDarmstadtium281.000transition metalsolid
10109MtMeitnerium278.000transition metalsolid
11108HsHassium277.000transition metalsolid
12107BhBohrium270.000transition metalsolid
13106SgSeaborgium269.000transition metalsolid
14105DbDubnium268.000transition metalsolid
15104RfRutherfordium267.000transition metalsolid
16103LrLawrencium266.000actinidesolid
17102NoNobelium259.000actinidesolid
18101MdMendelevium258.000actinidesolid
19100FmFermium257.000actinidesolid
2099EsEinsteinium252.000actinidesolid
2198CfCalifornium251.000actinidesolid
2296CmCurium247.000actinidesolid
2397BkBerkelium247.000actinidesolid
2494PuPlutonium244.000actinidesolid
2595AmAmericium243.000actinidesolid
2692UUranium238.030actinidesolid
2793NpNeptunium237.000actinidesolid
2890ThThorium232.040actinidesolid
2991PaProtactinium231.040actinidesolid
3089AcActinium227.000actinidesolid
3188RaRadium226.000alkaline earth metalsolid
3287FrFrancium223.000alkali metalsolid
3386RnRadon222.000noble gasgas
3485AtAstatine210.000halogensolid
3584PoPolonium209.000metalloidsolid
3683BiBismuth208.980post-transition metalsolid
3782PbLead207.200post-transition metalsolid
3881TlThallium204.380post-transition metalsolid
3980HgMercury200.590transition metalliquid
4079AuGold196.970transition metalsolid
4178PtPlatinum195.080transition metalsolid
4277IrIridium192.220transition metalsolid
4376OsOsmium190.230transition metalsolid
4475ReRhenium186.210transition metalsolid
4574WTungsten183.840transition metalsolid
4673TaTantalum180.950transition metalsolid
4772HfHafnium178.490transition metalsolid
4871LuLutetium174.970lanthanidesolid
4970YbYtterbium173.050lanthanidesolid
5069TmThulium168.930lanthanidesolid
5168ErErbium167.260lanthanidesolid
5267HoHolmium164.930lanthanidesolid
5366DyDysprosium162.500lanthanidesolid
5465TbTerbium158.930lanthanidesolid
5564GdGadolinium157.250lanthanidesolid
5663EuEuropium151.960lanthanidesolid
5762SmSamarium150.360lanthanidesolid
5861PmPromethium145.000lanthanidesolid
5960NdNeodymium144.240lanthanidesolid
6059PrPraseodymium140.910lanthanidesolid
6158CeCerium140.120lanthanidesolid
6257LaLanthanum138.910lanthanidesolid
6356BaBarium137.330alkaline earth metalsolid
6455CsCesium132.910alkali metalsolid
6554XeXenon131.290noble gasgas
6652TeTellurium127.600metalloidsolid
6753IIodine126.900halogensolid
6851SbAntimony121.760metalloidsolid
6950SnTin118.710post-transition metalsolid
7049InIndium114.820post-transition metalsolid
7148CdCadmium112.410transition metalsolid
7247AgSilver107.870transition metalsolid
7346PdPalladium106.420transition metalsolid
7445RhRhodium102.910transition metalsolid
7544RuRuthenium101.070transition metalsolid
7643TcTechnetium98.000transition metalsolid
7742MoMolybdenum95.950transition metalsolid
7841NbNiobium92.906transition metalsolid
7940ZrZirconium91.224transition metalsolid
8039YYttrium88.906transition metalsolid
8138SrStrontium87.620alkaline earth metalsolid
8237RbRubidium85.468alkali metalsolid
8336KrKrypton83.798noble gasgas
8435BrBromine79.904halogenliquid
8534SeSelenium78.971nonmetalsolid
8633AsArsenic74.922metalloidsolid
8732GeGermanium72.630metalloidsolid
8831GaGallium69.723post-transition metalsolid
8930ZnZinc65.380transition metalsolid
9029CuCopper63.546transition metalsolid
9127CoCobalt58.933transition metalsolid
9228NiNickel58.693transition metalsolid
9326FeIron55.845transition metalsolid
9425MnManganese54.938transition metalsolid
9524CrChromium51.996transition metalsolid
9623VVanadium50.942transition metalsolid
9722TiTitanium47.867transition metalsolid
9821ScScandium44.956transition metalsolid
9920CaCalcium40.078alkaline earth metalsolid
10018ArArgon39.948noble gasgas
10119KPotassium39.098alkali metalsolid
10217ClChlorine35.450halogengas
10316SSulfur32.060nonmetalsolid
10415PPhosphorus30.974nonmetalsolid
10514SiSilicon28.085metalloidsolid
10613AlAluminum26.982post-transition metalsolid
10712MgMagnesium24.305alkaline earth metalsolid
10811NaSodium22.990alkali metalsolid
10910NeNeon20.180noble gasgas
1109FFluorine18.998halogengas
1118OOxygen15.999nonmetalgas
1127NNitrogen14.007nonmetalgas
1136CCarbon12.011nonmetalsolid
1145BBoron10.811metalloidsolid
1154BeBeryllium9.012alkaline earth metalsolid
1163LiLithium6.941alkali metalsolid
1172HeHelium4.003noble gasgas
1181HHydrogen1.008nonmetalgas

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