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Orders of magnitude (mass)
To help compare different orders of magnitude, the following list describes various mass levels between 10−36 kg and 1053 kg.
[] 10-25 kg or less
| Factor (kg) |
Value |
Item |
| 10−36 |
1.783í—10−36 kg |
One eV/c², the mass equivalent of one electronvolt of energy. |
| 3.6í—10−36 kg |
Electron neutrino, upper limit on mass (2 eV/c²) |
| 10−35 |
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| 10−34 |
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| 10−33 |
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| 10−32 |
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| 10−31 |
9.11í—10−31 kg |
Electron (511 keV/c²), the lightest elementary particle with a measured nonzero rest mass. |
| 10−30 |
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| 10−29 |
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| 10−28 |
1.9í—10−28 kg |
Muon (106 MeV/c²) |
10−27
yoctogram (yg) |
1.661í—10−27 kg |
Atomic mass unit (u) or dalton (Da) |
| 1.673í—10−27 kg |
Proton (938.3 MeV/c²) |
| 1.674í—10−27 kg |
Hydrogen atom, the lightest atom |
| 1.675í—10−27 kg |
Neutron (939.6 MeV/c²) |
| 10−26 |
1.15í—10−26 kg |
Lithium atom (6.941 u) |
| 2.99í—10−26 kg |
Water molecule (18.015 u) |
| 7.95í—10−26 kg |
Titanium atom (47.867 u) |
| 10−25 |
1.79í—10−25 kg |
Silver atom (107.8682 u) |
| 1.6í—10−25 kg |
Z boson (91.2 GeV/c²) |
| 3.1í—10−25 kg |
Top quark (173 GeV/c²), the heaviest known elementary particle |
| 3.2í—10−25 kg |
Caffeine molecule (194 u) |
| 3.45í—10−25 kg |
Lead-208 atom, the heaviest stable isotope known |
[] 10-25 to 10-19 kg
[] 10-18 to 10-13 kg
[] 10-12 to 10-7 kg
| Factor (kg) |
Value |
Item |
10−12
nanogram (ng) |
10−12 kg |
Average human cell (1 nanogram) |
| 10−11 |
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| 10−10 |
3.5í—10−10 kg |
Small grain of sand (0.063 mm diameter, 350 nanograms) |
10−9
microgram (µg) |
2í—10−9 kg |
Mass of human ovum, uncertainty in the mass of the prototype kilogram (2 micrograms) |
| 10−8 |
2.2í—10−8 kg |
Planck mass |
| 10−7 |
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[] 10-6 to one kg
[] one kg to 105 kg
[] 106 to 1011 kg
| Factor (kg) |
Value |
Item |
106
gigagram (Gg) |
1.25í—106 kg |
Trunk of the Giant Sequoia tree named General Sherman (1250 tonnes) |
| 1.5í—106 kg |
Individual gate of the Thames Barrier |
| 2.041í—106 kg |
Launch mass of the Space Shuttle (2041 tonnes) |
| 6í—106 kg |
Largest clonal colony, the quaking aspen named Pando (6000 tonnes) |
| 107 |
1.1í—107 kg |
Annual production of Darjeeling tea (11,000 tonnes) |
| 2.6í—107 kg |
RMS Titanic (26,000 tonnes) |
| 9.97í—107 kg |
Heaviest train ever (99,700 tonnes): Australia's BHP Iron Ore, 2001 record |
| 108 |
6.5í—108 kg |
Largest ship, Knock Nevis, when fully loaded (650,000 tonnes) |
109
teragram (Tg) |
4.3í—109 kg |
Amount of matter converted into energy by the Sun each second |
| 6í—109 kg |
Great Pyramid of Giza |
|
1010
|
6í—1010 kg |
Amount of concrete in the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest concrete structure |
| 1011 |
2í—1011 kg |
Amount of water stored in London storage reservoirs (0.2 km³) |
| 3í—1011 kg |
Total mass of the human world population |
| 5í—1011 kg |
Total biomass of Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba, thought to be the most plentiful creature on the planet |
[] 1012 to 1017 kg
| Factor (kg) |
Value |
Item |
1012
petagram (Pg) |
3.91í—1012 kg |
World oil production in 2001 |
| 5.5í—1012 kg |
A teaspoon (5 ml) of neutron star material (5000 million tonne) |
| ~1í—1012 kg |
The mass of a primordial black hole with an evaporation time equal to the age of the universe |
| 1013 |
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| 1014 |
2-3í—1014 kg |
Amount of rock that exploded in the Mount Tambora volcanic eruption in 1815 |
1015
exagram (Eg) |
1í—1015 kg |
Estimated total world coal reserves economically accessible using current mining technology |
| 1016 |
1í—1016 kg |
951 Gaspra, the first asteroid ever to be closely approached by a spacecraft |
| 1017 |
1.6í—1017 kg |
Prometheus (moon), a shepherd satellite for the inner edge of Saturn's F Ring. |
[] 1018 to 1023 kg
[] 1024 to 1029 kg
[] 1030 to 1035 kg
[] 1036 to 1041 kg
[] 1042 kg and greater
[] Notes
To help compare different orders of magnitude, the following list describes various mass levels between 10−36 kg and 1053 kg.
[] 10-25 kg or less
| Factor (kg) |
Value |
Item |
| 10−36 |
1.783í—10−36 kg |
One eV/c², the mass equivalent of one electronvolt of energy. |
| 3.6í—10−36 kg |
Electron neutrino, upper limit on mass (2 eV/c²) |
| 10−35 |
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| 10−34 |
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| 10−33 |
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| 10−32 |
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| 10−31 |
9.11í—10−31 kg |
Electron (511 keV/c²), the lightest elementary particle with a measured nonzero rest mass. |
| 10−30 |
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| 10−29 |
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| 10−28 |
1.9í—10−28 kg |
Muon (106 MeV/c²) |
10−27
yoctogram (yg) |
1.661í—10−27 kg |
Atomic mass unit (u) or dalton (Da) |
| 1.673í—10−27 kg |
Proton (938.3 MeV/c²) |
| 1.674í—10−27 kg |
Hydrogen atom, the lightest atom |
| 1.675í—10−27 kg |
Neutron (939.6 MeV/c²) |
| 10−26 |
1.15í—10−26 kg |
Lithium atom (6.941 u) |
| 2.99í—10−26 kg |
Water molecule (18.015 u) |
| 7.95í—10−26 kg |
Titanium atom (47.867 u) |
| 10−25 |
1.79í—10−25 kg |
Silver atom (107.8682 u) |
| 1.6í—10−25 kg |
Z boson (91.2 GeV/c²) |
| 3.1í—10−25 kg |
Top quark (173 GeV/c²), the heaviest known elementary particle |
| 3.2í—10−25 kg |
Caffeine molecule (194 u) |
| 3.45í—10−25 kg |
Lead-208 atom, the heaviest stable isotope known |
[] 10-25 to 10-19 kg
[] 10-18 to 10-13 kg
[] 10-12 to 10-7 kg
| Factor (kg) |
Value |
Item |
10−12
nanogram (ng) |
10−12 kg |
Average human cell (1 nanogram) |
| 10−11 |
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| 10−10 |
3.5í—10−10 kg |
Small grain of sand (0.063 mm diameter, 350 nanograms) |
10−9
microgram (µg) |
2í—10−9 kg |
Mass of human ovum, uncertainty in the mass of the prototype kilogram (2 micrograms) |
| 10−8 |
2.2í—10−8 kg |
Planck mass |
| 10−7 |
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[] 10-6 to one kg
[] one kg to 105 kg
[] 106 to 1011 kg
| Factor (kg) |
Value |
Item |
106
gigagram (Gg) |
1.25í—106 kg |
Trunk of the Giant Sequoia tree named General Sherman (1250 tonnes) |
| 1.5í—106 kg |
Individual gate of the Thames Barrier |
| 2.041í—106 kg |
Launch mass of the Space Shuttle (2041 tonnes) |
| 6í—106 kg |
Largest clonal colony, the quaking aspen named Pando (6000 tonnes) |
| 107 |
1.1í—107 kg |
Annual production of Darjeeling tea (11,000 tonnes) |
| 2.6í—107 kg |
RMS Titanic (26,000 tonnes) |
| 9.97í—107 kg |
Heaviest train ever (99,700 tonnes): Australia's BHP Iron Ore, 2001 record |
| 108 |
6.5í—108 kg |
Largest ship, Knock Nevis, when fully loaded (650,000 tonnes) |
109
teragram (Tg) |
4.3í—109 kg |
Amount of matter converted into energy by the Sun each second |
| 6í—109 kg |
Great Pyramid of Giza |
|
1010
|
6í—1010 kg |
Amount of concrete in the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest concrete structure |
| 1011 |
2í—1011 kg |
Amount of water stored in London storage reservoirs (0.2 km³) |
| 3í—1011 kg |
Total mass of the human world population |
| 5í—1011 kg |
Total biomass of Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba, thought to be the most plentiful creature on the planet |
[] 1012 to 1017 kg
| Factor (kg) |
Value |
Item |
1012
petagram (Pg) |
3.91í—1012 kg |
World oil production in 2001 |
| 5.5í—1012 kg |
A teaspoon (5 ml) of neutron star material (5000 million tonne) |
| ~1í—1012 kg |
The mass of a primordial black hole with an evaporation time equal to the age of the universe |
| 1013 |
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| 1014 |
2-3í—1014 kg |
Amount of rock that exploded in the Mount Tambora volcanic eruption in 1815 |
1015
exagram (Eg) |
1í—1015 kg |
Estimated total world coal reserves economically accessible using current mining technology |
| 1016 |
1í—1016 kg |
951 Gaspra, the first asteroid ever to be closely approached by a spacecraft |
| 1017 |
1.6í—1017 kg |
Prometheus (moon), a shepherd satellite for the inner edge of Saturn's F Ring. |
[] 1018 to 1023 kg
[] 1024 to 1029 kg
[] 1030 to 1035 kg
[] 1036 to 1041 kg
[] 1042 kg and greater
[] Notes
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