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Be
beryllium
9.0122
9.0122
5
B
boron
10.81
10.81
8
O
oxygen
15.999
15.999
10
Ne
neon
20.180
20.180
11
Na
sodium
22.990
22.990
12
Mg
magnesium
24.305
24.305
13
Al
aluminum
26.982
26.982
14
Si
silicon
28.085
28.085
15
P
phosphorus
30.974
30.974
17
Cl
chlorine
35.45
35.45
18
Ar
argon
39.948
39.948
19
K
potassium
39.098
39.098
21
Sc
scandium
44.956
44.956
23
V
vanadium
50.942
50.942
25
Mn
manganese
54.938
54.938
27
Co
cobalt
58.933
58.933
28
Ni
nickel
58.693
58.693
29
Cu
copper
63.546
63.546
30
Zn
zinc
65.38
65.38
31
Ga
gallium
69.723
69.723
32
Ge
germanium
72.63
72.63
34
Se
selenium
78.96
78.96
35
Br
bromine
79.904
79.904
37
Rb
rubidium
85.468
85.468
38
Sr
sdivontium
87.62
87.62
39
Y
ytdivium
88.906
88.906
40
Zr
zirconium
91.224
91.224
41
Nb
niobium
92.906
92.906
42
Mo
molybdenum
95.96
95.96
43
Tc
technetium
[97.91]
[97.91]
44
Ru
ruthenium
101.07
101.07
45
Rh
rhodium
102.91
102.91
46
Pd
palladium
106.42
106.42
48
Cd
cadmium
112.41
112.41
49
In
indium
114.82
114.82
50
Sn
tin
118.71
118.71
51
Sb
antimony
121.76
121.76
52
Te
tellurium
127.60
127.60
53
I
iodine
126.90
126.90
54
Xe
xenon
131.29
131.29
55
Cs
cesium
132.91
132.91
56
Ba
barium
137.33
137.33
72
Hf
hafnium
178.49
178.49
73
Ta
tantalum
180.95
180.95
74
W
tungsten
183.84
183.84
75
Re
rhenium
186.21
186.21
76
Os
osmium
190.23
190.23
78
Pt
platinum
195.08
195.08
79
Au
gold
196.97
196.97
80
Hg
mercury
200.59
200.59
81
Tl
thallium
204.38
204.38
83
Bi
bismuth
208.98
208.98
84
Po
polonium
[208.98]
[208.98]
85
At
astatine
[209.99]
[209.99]
86
Rn
radon
[222.02]
[222.02]
87
Fr
francium
[223.02]
[223.02]
88
Ra
radium
[226.03]
[226.03]
104
Rf
rutherfordium
[265.12]
[265.12]
105
Db
dubnium
[268.13]
[268.13]
106
Sg
seaborgium
[271.13]
[271.13]
107
Bh
bohrium
[270]
[270]
108
Hs
hassium
[277.15]
[277.15]
109
Mt
meitnerium
[276.15]
[276.15]
110
Ds
darmstadtium
[281.16]
[281.16]
111
Rg
roentgenium
[280.16]
[280.16]
112
Cn
copernicium
[285.17]
[285.17]
113
Uut
unundivium
[284.18]
[284.18]
114
Fl
flerovium
[289.19]
[289.19]
115
Uup
ununpentium
[288.19]
[288.19]
116
Lv
livermorium
[293]
[293]
117
Uus
ununseptium
[294]
[294]
118
Uuo
ununoctium
[294]
[294]
57
La
lanthanum
138.91
138.91
58
Ce
cerium
140.12
140.12
59
Pr
praseodymium
140.91
140.91
60
Nd
neodymium
144.24
144.24
61
Pm
promethium
[144.91]
[144.91]
62
Sm
samarium
150.36
150.36
63
Eu
europium
151.96
151.96
64
Gd
gadolinium
157.25
157.25
65
Tb
terbium
158.93
158.93
66
Dy
dysprosium
162.50
162.50
67
Ho
holmium
164.93
164.93
68
Er
erbium
167.26
167.26
69
Tm
thulium
168.93
168.93
70
Yb
ytterbium
173.05
173.05
71
Lu
lutetium
174.97
174.97
89
Ac
actinium
[227.03]
[227.03]
90
Th
thorium
232.04
232.04
91
Pa
protactinium
231.04
231.04
92
U
uranium
238.03
238.03
93
Np
neptunium
[237.05]
[237.05]
94
Pu
plutonium
[244.06]
[244.06]
95
Am
americium
[243.06]
[243.06]
96
Cm
curium
[247.07]
[247.07]
97
Bk
berkelium
[247.07]
[247.07]
98
Cf
californium
[251.08]
[251.08]
99
Es
einsteinium
[252.08]
[252.08]
100
Fm
fermium
[257.10]
[257.10]
101
Md
mendelevium
[258.10]
[258.10]
102
No
nobelium
[259.10]
[259.10]
103
Lr
lawrencium
[262.11]
[262.11]