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Trends which are observed in the properties of elements as you move along the periodic table in a given direction.

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Why does cobalt have a higher atomic mass than nickel?

I understand that this deviation from the general trend of increasing atomic number and atomic mass is because cobalt's isotopes tend to have more neutrons than nickel's. Why is that the case? How wou …
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