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Density of the Elements

Osmium is the densest element (22.57 g/cm³) and hydrogen the least dense (0.00009 g/cm³).

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1 H 0.000092 He 0.000183 Li 0.534 Be 1.855 B 2.376 C 2.277 N 0.001258 O 0.001439 F 0.001710 Ne 0.000911 Na 0.9712 Mg 1.7413 Al 2.714 Si 2.3315 P 1.8216 S 2.0717 Cl 0.0032118 Ar 0.0017819 K 0.8920 Ca 1.5421 Sc 2.9922 Ti 4.523 V 624 Cr 7.1525 Mn 7.326 Fe 7.8727 Co 8.8628 Ni 8.9129 Cu 8.9330 Zn 7.1331 Ga 5.9132 Ge 5.3233 As 5.7834 Se 4.8135 Br 3.1136 Kr 0.0037537 Rb 1.5338 Sr 2.6439 Y 4.4740 Zr 6.5241 Nb 8.5742 Mo 10.243 Tc 1144 Ru 12.145 Rh 12.446 Pd 1247 Ag 10.548 Cd 8.6949 In 7.3150 Sn 7.2951 Sb 6.6952 Te 6.2353 I 4.9354 Xe 0.0058955 Cs 1.9356 Ba 3.6257 La 6.1558 Ce 6.7759 Pr 6.7760 Nd 7.0161 Pm 7.2662 Sm 7.5263 Eu 5.2464 Gd 7.965 Tb 8.2366 Dy 8.5567 Ho 8.868 Er 9.0769 Tm 9.3270 Yb 6.971 Lu 9.8472 Hf 13.373 Ta 16.474 W 19.375 Re 20.876 Os 22.5777 Ir 22.4278 Pt 21.4679 Au 19.2880 Hg 13.5381 Tl 11.882 Pb 11.3483 Bi 9.8184 Po 9.3285 At —86 Rn 0.0097387 Fr —88 Ra 5.589 Ac 10.0790 Th 11.7291 Pa 15.3792 U 19.193 Np 20.2594 Pu 19.8495 Am —96 Cm 13.5197 Bk 14.7898 Cf —99 Es —100 Fm —101 Md —102 No —103 Lr —104 Rf —105 Db —106 Sg —107 Bh —108 Hs —109 Mt —110 Ds —111 Rg —112 Cn —113 Nh —114 Fl —115 Mc —116 Lv —117 Ts —118 Og —

Hydrogen

Nonmetals · Gas

Density 0.00009g/cm³

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Density, g/cm³ 0.00009 22.57 no data

The densest are metals in the middle of period 6: osmium and iridium. The scale is logarithmic because gases are thousands of times lighter than metals. All values as a list ↓

All elements by density

Mass of one cubic centimetre of the substance. For gases, at 0 °C and standard pressure.

Source: PubChem (NIH)

  1. 1 Osmium 22.57g/cm³
  2. 2 Iridium 22.42g/cm³
  3. 3 Platinum 21.46g/cm³
  4. 4 Rhenium 20.8g/cm³
  5. 5 Neptunium 20.25g/cm³
  6. 6 Plutonium 19.84g/cm³
  7. 7 Tungsten 19.3g/cm³
  8. 8 Gold 19.282g/cm³
  9. 9 Uranium 19.1g/cm³
  10. 10 Tantalum 16.4g/cm³
  11. 11 Protactinium 15.37g/cm³
  12. 12 Berkelium 14.78g/cm³
  13. 13 Mercury 13.534g/cm³
  14. 14 Curium 13.51g/cm³
  15. 15 Hafnium 13.3g/cm³
  16. 16 Rhodium 12.4g/cm³
  17. 17 Ruthenium 12.1g/cm³
  18. 18 Palladium 12g/cm³
  19. 19 Thallium 11.8g/cm³
  20. 20 Thorium 11.72g/cm³
  21. 21 Lead 11.342g/cm³
  22. 22 Technetium 11g/cm³
  23. 23 Silver 10.501g/cm³
  24. 24 Molybdenum 10.2g/cm³
  25. 25 Actinium 10.07g/cm³
  26. 26 Lutetium 9.84g/cm³
  27. 27 Bismuth 9.807g/cm³
  28. 28 Thulium 9.32g/cm³
  29. 29 Polonium 9.32g/cm³
  30. 30 Erbium 9.07g/cm³
  31. 31 Copper 8.933g/cm³
  32. 32 Nickel 8.912g/cm³
  33. 33 Cobalt 8.86g/cm³
  34. 34 Holmium 8.8g/cm³
  35. 35 Cadmium 8.69g/cm³
  36. 36 Niobium 8.57g/cm³
  37. 37 Dysprosium 8.55g/cm³
  38. 38 Terbium 8.23g/cm³
  39. 39 Gadolinium 7.9g/cm³
  40. 40 Iron 7.874g/cm³
  41. 41 Samarium 7.52g/cm³
  42. 42 Indium 7.31g/cm³
  43. 43 Manganese 7.3g/cm³
  44. 44 Tin 7.287g/cm³
  45. 45 Promethium 7.26g/cm³
  46. 46 Chromium 7.15g/cm³
  47. 47 Zinc 7.134g/cm³
  48. 48 Neodymium 7.01g/cm³
  49. 49 Ytterbium 6.9g/cm³
  50. 50 Cerium 6.77g/cm³
  51. 51 Praseodymium 6.77g/cm³
  52. 52 Antimony 6.685g/cm³
  53. 53 Zirconium 6.52g/cm³
  54. 54 Tellurium 6.232g/cm³
  55. 55 Lanthanum 6.15g/cm³
  56. 56 Vanadium 6g/cm³
  57. 57 Gallium 5.91g/cm³
  58. 58 Arsenic 5.776g/cm³
  59. 59 Radium 5.5g/cm³
  60. 60 Germanium 5.323g/cm³
  61. 61 Europium 5.24g/cm³
  62. 62 Iodine 4.93g/cm³
  63. 63 Selenium 4.809g/cm³
  64. 64 Titanium 4.5g/cm³
  65. 65 Yttrium 4.47g/cm³
  66. 66 Barium 3.62g/cm³
  67. 67 Bromine 3.11g/cm³
  68. 68 Scandium 2.99g/cm³
  69. 69 Aluminium 2.7g/cm³
  70. 70 Strontium 2.64g/cm³
  71. 71 Boron 2.37g/cm³
  72. 72 Silicon 2.33g/cm³
  73. 73 Carbon 2.267g/cm³
  74. 74 Sulfur 2.067g/cm³
  75. 75 Caesium 1.93g/cm³
  76. 76 Beryllium 1.85g/cm³
  77. 77 Phosphorus 1.82g/cm³
  78. 78 Magnesium 1.74g/cm³
  79. 79 Calcium 1.54g/cm³
  80. 80 Rubidium 1.53g/cm³
  81. 81 Sodium 0.97g/cm³
  82. 82 Potassium 0.89g/cm³
  83. 83 Lithium 0.534g/cm³
  84. 84 Radon 0.00973g/cm³
  85. 85 Xenon 0.005894g/cm³
  86. 86 Krypton 0.003749g/cm³
  87. 87 Chlorine 0.003214g/cm³
  88. 88 Argon 0.001784g/cm³
  89. 89 Fluorine 0.001696g/cm³
  90. 90 Oxygen 0.001429g/cm³
  91. 91 Nitrogen 0.001251g/cm³
  92. 92 Neon 0.0009g/cm³
  93. 93 Helium 0.000179g/cm³
  94. 94 Hydrogen 0.00009g/cm³

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