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Elements table
The following table gives the atomic mass of the most abundant or most stable isotope for each element,
together with a few others. The percentage abundance or decay mode and half life are also listed.

Proton Nucleon Symbol Name Atomic Half life % or

number number mass decay
(u) mode
e Electron 0.000548
1 1 p Proton 1.007276
1 1 n Neutron 1.008665 15 mins β-
(free)
1 1 H Hydrogen 1.007825 99.985
1 2 D Deuterium 2.014102
1 3 T Tritium 3.016049 12.3 a β-
2 3 He Helium 3.016030
2 4 He Helium 4.002 604 ~100
2 5 He Helium 5.012 224 7.6x10-22s n
3 7 Li Lithium 7.016005 92.58
4 8 Be Beryllium 8.005308 ~6x10-17s 2α
4 9 Be Beryllium 9.012 186 100
5 11 B Boron 11.009305 80.4
6 11 C Carbon 11.01143 20.5 mins β+
6 12 C Carbon 12.000000 98.89
6 14 C Carbon 14.003242 5570 a β-
7 13 N Nitrogen 13.005739 10.1 mins β+
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7 14 N Nitrogen 14.003074 99.63

8 15 O Oxygen 15.003 066 122 s β+
8 16 O Oxygen 15.994915 99.76
9 18 F Fluorine 18.000 93 6486 s β+
(97%)
9 19 F Fluorine 18.998 40 100
10 20 Ne Neon 19.992440 90.51
10 22 Ne Neon 21.991384 9.22
11 23 Na Sodium 22.989773 100
11 24 Na Sodium 23.99097 15 hours β-
12 24 Mg Magnesium 23.985045 78.7
13 27 Al Aluminium 26.981 635
14 28 Si Silicon 27.97693
15 31 P Phosphorus 30.973763
15 32 P Phosphorus 31.973908 14.5 days β-
16 32 S Sulphur 31.927072 95.0
17 35 Cl Chlorine 34.96885
18 40 Ar Argon 39.962 384 95.0
19 39 K Potassium 38.96371 93.26
19 40 K Potassium 39.96401 1.3x109 a β-
19 41 K Potassium 38.96371
19 42 K Potassium 41.9624 12.5 hours β-
20 40 Ca Calcium 39.96259 96.97
20 45 Ca Calcium 44.95619 165 days β-
20 47 Ca Calcium 46.9545 4.7 days β-
21 45 Sc Scandium 44.99592
22 48 Ti Titanium 47.94795
23 51 V Vanadium 50.94398
24 52 Cr Chromium 51.94051
25 55 Mn Manganese 54.938 88
26 54 Fe Iron 53.93962 5.82
26 56 Fe Iron 55.934 93 91.66

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26 57 Fe Iron 56.93539 2.19

27 59 Co Cobalt 58.933 19 100
27 60 Co Cobalt 59.93381 5.29 a g
28 58 Ni Nickel 57.93534 100
29 63 Cu Copper 62.929 59 69.1
30 64 Zn Zinc 63.92915 48.89
31 69 Ga Gallium 68.9257
32 74 Ge Germanium 73.9212
33 75 As Arsenic 74.921
34 80 Se Selenium 79.91651
35 79 Br Bromine 78.9184 50.54
35 81 Br Bromine 80.9163 49.46
35 85 Br Bromine 84.938 50.54
36 84 Kr Krypton 83.91150 49.46
37 85 Rb Rubidium 84.911 7
38 88 Sr Strontium 87.9056 82.6
38 89 Sr Strontium 88.907 51 days β-
38 90 Sr Strontium 84.9117 28 days β-
39 89 Y Yttrium 88.905
40 90 Zr Zirconium 89.9043
41 93 Nb Niobium 92.9060
42 98 Mo Molybdenum 97.906
43 99 Tc Technetium 98.906* 6 hours γ
43 101 Tc Technetium 100.9059
44 102 Ru Ruthenium 101.9037
45 103 Rh Rhodium 102.9048
46 106 Pd Palladium 105.9036
47 107 Ag Silver 106.905 54.1
47 111 Ag Silver 110.9052 7.5 days β-
48 114 Cd Cadmium 113.9036
49 113 In Indium 112.9043
49 115 In Indium 114.9041 6x1014 a β-
50 120 Sn Tin 119.902

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51 121 Sb Antimony 120.903 57.25

52 122 Te Tellurium 121.903
53 127 I Iodine 126.90435 100
53 128 I Iodine 127.90583 25 mins β-
53 131 I Iodine 130.906 13 8.04 days β-
53 132 I Iodine 131.907997 138 mins β-
54 129 Xe Xenon 128.904779 26.44
54 132 Xe Xenon 131.90416 26.89
54 133 Xe Xenon 132.9056 5.3 days β-
55 133 Cs Caesium 132.905 1
55 137 Cs Caesium 136.9068 28 a β-
56 138 Ba Barium 137.9050 71.66
56 139 Ba Barium 138.908 6 85 mins β-
56 140 Ba Barium 139.910 5 12.8 days β-
57 139 La Lanthanum 138.9061 99.91
57 148 La Lanthanum 147.961
58 140 Ce Cerium 139.9053
59 141 Pr Praseodymium 140.9074
60 142 Nd Neodymium 141.9075
61 147 Pm Promethium 146.9149 2.6 a β-
62 152 Sm Samarium 151.9195
63 151 Eu Europium 150.919 6
64 158 Gd Gadolinium 157.9241
65 159 Tb Terbium 158.925 0
66 164 Dy Dysprosium 163.9384
67 165 Ho Holmium 164.9303
68 166 Er Erbium 165.9304
69 169 Tm Thulium 168.934
70 174 Yb Ytterbium 173.9390
71 175 Lu Lutetium 174.940 9
72 180 Hf Hafnium 179.9468
73 181 Ta Tantalum 180.9408

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74 184 W Tungsten 183.9510

75 185 Re Rhenium 184.953
76 190 Os Osmium 189.958 3 26.4
76 192 Os Osmium 191.1614 41.0
77 193 Ir Iridium 192.963 3
78 194 Pt Platinum 193.9628 32.9
78 195 Pt Platinum 194.96482 33.8
79 197 Au Gold 196.966 55 100
79 198 Au Gold 197.96824 2.7 days β-
80 200 Hg Mercury 199.96834 23.1
80 202 Hg Mercury 201.97063 29.8
80 203 Hg Mercury 202.97285 47 days β-
81 205 Tl Thallium 204.97446 70.5
82 206 Pb Lead 205.97446 47 days 24.1
82 208 Pb Lead 207.97644 52.3
82 209 Pb Lead 208.9810 3.3 hours β-
83 209 Bi Bismuth 208.98042 100
83 210 Bi Bismuth 209.98411 3x106 a α
84 209 Po Polonium 208.98246 200 a α
84 210 Po Polonium 209.98287 138 days α
85 210 At Astatine 209.987 8.3 hours α
86 220 Rn Radon 220.0114 52 s α
86 222 Rn Radon 222.017 3.83 days α
87 223 Fr Francium 223.019 8 22 mins β-
88 226 Ra Radium 226.02536 1600 a α
88 228 Ra Radium 228.031 07 1.6x103 a α
89 227 Ac Actinium 227.02781 22 a α
90 232 Th Thorium 232.03821 1.4x1010 α
a
91 231 Pa Protoactinium 231.03594 3.4x104 a α
91 233 Pa Protoactinium 233.04011 27.4 days β-
92 235 U Uranium 235.0439 7.1x108 a α

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92 238 U Uranium 238.0507 4.5x109 a α

93 237 Np Neptunium 237.04803 2.2x106 a α
94 242 Pu Plutonium 242.0587 3.8x105 a α
95 243 Am Americium 243.06138 8x103 a α
96 245 Cm Curium 245.065 34 104 a α
96 248 Cm Curium Fission 5x105 a
97 247 Bk Berkelium 247.07018 104 a α
98 249 Cf Californium 249.075 70 360 a α
99 253 Es Einsteinium 253.08468 20 days α
100 250 Fm Fermium 250.079 48 30 mins α
101 255 Md Mendelevium 255.090 6 30 mins α
102 255 No Nobelium 255.0933 3.1 mins α
103 257 Lw Lawrencium 257.099 8 ~35 s α

For an alphabetical list of the elements please see: Table of elements (alphabetical)

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