Physics 1
Dynamics Notes
Masses of Things


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Object

Mass

Source (see below)

electron rest mass

9.109534 x 10-31 kg

1

muon rest mass

1.883566 x 10-28 kg

1

proton

1.672648 x 10-27 kg

1

neutron rest mass

1.674954 x 10-27 kg

1

smallest virus

9.5 x 10-21 kg

1

typical red blood cell

9 x 10-14 kg

1

typical rain drop

2 x 10-6 kg

1

mosquito

5 x 10-5 kg

2

dime (U.S.)

2.268 x 10-3 kg

2

ping-pong ball

2.5 x 10-3 kg

2

penny (U.S.)

2.500 x 10-3 kg

2

22 caliber bullet

3.56 x 10-3 kg

2

small marble

5.0 x 10-3 kg

2

nickel (U.S.)

5.000 x 10-3 kg

2

quarter (U.S.)

5.750 x 10-3 kg

2

30 caliber bullet

9.72 x 10-3 kg

2

half dollar (U.S.)

1.134 x 10-2 kg

2

45 caliber bullet

1.94 x 10-2 kg

2

golf ball

4.6 x 10-2 kg

2

tennis ball

5.7 x 10-2 kg

2

baseball

1.45 x 10-1 kg

2

ice hockey puck

1.7 x 10-1 kg

2

volley ball

2.55 x 10-1 kg

2

soccer ball

4.25 x 10-1 kg

2

croquet ball

4.37 x 10-1 kg

2

javelin (women's)

6.00 x 10-1 kg

2

basketball

6.25 x 10-1 kg

2

javelin (men's)

8.00 x 10-1 kg

2

baseball bat

8.5 x 10-1 to 1.02 kg

2

horseshoe (pitching)

1.13 kg

2

croquet mallet

1.4 kg

2

chihuahua

1.4 kg

2

discus (men's)

2.0 kg

2

domestic cat

4 kg

2

bowling ball

7.2 kg

2

wheel and tire (small car)

13 kg

2

curling stone

18.8 kg

2

wheel and tire (large car)

22 kg

2

golden retriever (dog)

32 kg

2

junk mail delivered in U.S. (per second)

44 kg

1

average woman

58 kg

1

average man

70 kg

1

small block Chevy V8 engine

227 kg

2

large block Chevy V8 engine

318 kg

2

polar bear (male)

5.9 x 102 kg

2

horse

6.4 x 102 to 1.14 x 103 kg

2

Corvette

1.46 x 103 kg

2

typical autmobile

1.5 x 103 kg

1

elephant

3.8 x 103 kg

2

IntercityExpress coach

5.3 x 104 kg

2

boxcar

7 x 104 kg

2

InterCityExpress electric railway engine

8 x 104 kg

2

blue whale (large)

1.4 x 105 kg

2

747 (empty)

1.6 x 105 kg

1

Lockheed 1011-500 airliner

2.3 x 105 kg

2

largest steam locomotive

5.4 x 105 kg

2

JFK class aircraft carrier

7.3 x 107 kg

2

living matter on Earth

3.6 x 1014 kg

1

Moon

7.354 x 1022 kg

1

Earth

5.9763 x 1024 kg

1

Sun

1.99 x 1030 kg

1

Milky Way galaxy

4 x 1041 kg

1

universe

1 x 1053 kg

1

Sources:

Number

Source

1

Goth, GeorgeThe Magnitudes of Physics, The Physics Teacher, December 1996

2

Jones and Childers, Contemporary College Physics Instructor's Solutions Manual, 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley




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last update January 7, 1997 by JL Stanbrough (Questions, comments, and suggestions are welcome at jerry_stanbrough@bhs.batesville.k12.in.us)