The first atomic number appeared on the Periodic Table in August 1982. The first atom of the element meitnerium had the atomic number 109. The isotope of element 109 has an Atomic Mass of 266.
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The first metal in the periodic table is lithium, with atomic number 3.
Hydrogen is the first element on periodic table. Its atomic number is 1.
The periodic table was first organized by atomic mass. However, after the discovery of isotopes and inconsistencies around this method, it was later rearranged based on atomic number, which reflects the number of protons in an atom's nucleus.
By Atomic Mass
Hydrogen (H) the first on the Periodic Table.