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Statistics About The Most Abundant Element In Earth S Crust
The most abundant element in Earth's crust is oxygen, accounting for approximately 46.6% of its composition.
In this post, we explore the distribution of elements in the Earth’s crust based on their abundance percentages. Oxygen dominates as the most prevalent element, followed by Silicon, Aluminium, and others. Understanding the composition of the Earth’s crust provides valuable insights into the building blocks of our planet.
Statistic 1
"Oxygen makes up 46.6% of the Earth's crust."
Statistic 2
"Silicon is the second most abundant element in the Earth's crust, comprising 27.7% of it."
Statistic 3
"Aluminium is the third most abundant element on Earth’s crust, making up 8.2% of it."
Statistic 4
"Iron makes up 5% of the Earth's crust, making it the fourth most abundant element"
Statistic 5
"Calcium ranks fifth in abundance in the Earth's crust, constituting 3.4% of it."
Statistic 6
"Sodium makes up 2.6% of the Earth's crust, making it the sixth most abundant element."
Statistic 7
"Potassium accounts for 2.4% of the Earth's crust, making it the seventh most abundant element."
Statistic 8
"Magnesium makes up 2.1% of the Earth's crust."
Statistic 9
"Titanium is the ninth most abundant element in the Earth's crust, comprising 0.6% of it."
Statistic 10
"Hydrogen, despite being the most plentiful element in the universe, only makes up 0.140% of the Earth's crust."
Statistic 11
"Phosphorus is the 11th most abundant element in the Earth's crust, constituting 0.12% of it."
Statistic 12
"Manganese makes up 0.1% of the Earth’s crust, ranking it the 12th most abundant element."
Statistic 13
"Fluorine, even though it's the 13th most common, makes up just 0.08% of the Earth's crust."
Statistic 14
"Rubidium comprises around 0.03% of the Earth's crust, making it the 14th most abundant."
Statistic 15
"Chlorine quantities amount to 0.017% in the Earth's crust, making it the 15th most prevalent element."
Statistic 16
"Zirconium comprises just 0.016% of the Earth’s crust, ranking it the 16th most abundant element."
Statistic 17
"Potassium is the seventh most abundant mineral in the crust and it constitutes 2.4% of the crust by weight."
Statistic 18
"The Earth's crust contains 19 elements in quantities of over 0.1 ppm."
Statistic 19
"Carbon makes up only 0.02% of the Earth's crust."
Statistic 20
"Nitrogen, despite being the most abundant element in the atmosphere, only makes up about 0.002% of the Earth's crust."
Jannik Lindner
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