The elements, in your hands
Click any of the 118 elements to see its mass, group, electron configuration and family — then build an atom from scratch and watch its electron shells fill, one by one.
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Search or click an element. Colours group the elements into families — metals, non-metals, noble gases and more.
Atom Builder
Add protons, neutrons and electrons and watch the atom form. The protons fix which element it is; neutrons change the isotope; gaining or losing electrons makes an ion.