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Most Valuable Elements

This list features the most valuable elements ever discovered based on their average price per kilogram.

RANK

ISOTOPE

VALUE (per kg)

1

Polonium-209

$49.2 trillion

2

Actinium-255

$29 trillion

3

Technetium-99m

$1.9 trillion

4

Berkelium-249

$185 billion

5

Californium-249

$185 billion

6

Curium-248

$160 billion

7

Californium-252

$60 billion

8

Curium-244

$185 million

9

Plutonium-239

$6.49 million

10

Americium-241

$728,000


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References

Daily Infographic (2023). What's the most expensive element? Available at: https://www.dailyinfographic.com/whats-the-most-expensive-element [Accessed 1 December 2025]. Cutting's Jewellers (2024). World's top 10 most precious metals. Available at: https://cuttingsjewellers.co.uk/blog/worlds-top-10-most-precious-metals [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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