Which naturally occurring chemical element is the densest?

helium
lead
osmium
platinum
The density of osmium is 22,570 kg/m3, slightly more than Iridium (22,420) and platinum (21,450). Commonly used metals are considerably less dense - the density of iron is 7,870, lead 11,340 and mercury 13,456.
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4%
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2%
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58%
19%
36
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735
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53%
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67
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30
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18%
16
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19%
21
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11%
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26
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30%
44%
20%
11405
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28%
41%
23%
584
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6%
18%
40%
31%
44
flagGermany
2%
31%
37%
27%
415
flagthe United Kingdom
5%
36%
36%
21%
269
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0%
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40%
22
flagthe Philippines
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31%
25%
77
flagPakistan
13%
26%
30%
28%
83
flagNigeria
25%
30%
26%
16%
98