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Elemental composition of Earth's ocean water (by mass) Element Percent Element Percent Oxygen 85.84 Sulfur 0.091 Hydrogen 10.82 Calcium 0.04 Chlorine 1.94 Potassium 0.04 Sodium 1.08 Bromine 0.0067 Magnesium 0.1292 Carbon 0.0028
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∙ 12y agoThe Earth as a whole consists of the following elements and percentages:
- Iron--32%
- Oxygen--30%
- Silicon--15%
- Magnesium--14%
- Sulfur--3%
- Nickel--2%
- Calcium--2%
- Aluminum--1%
- All others--1%
The Earth's crust consists of the following elements and percentages:
- Oxygen--47%
- Silicon--28%
- Aluminum--8%
- Iron--5%
- Calcium--4%
- Sodium--3%
- Potassium--3%
- Magnesium--2%
- Titanium--0.5%
- All others--<1%
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∙ 7y agoThe Earth's crust consists of the following elements and percentages:
- Oxygen--47%
- Silicon--28%
- Aluminum--8%
- Iron--5%
- Calcium--4%
- Sodium--3%
- Potassium--3%
- Magnesium--2%
- Titanium--0.5%
- All others--<1%
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∙ 12y ago21% Oxygen
78% Nitrogen
0.1% Carbon Dioxide
0.93% Argon
These are the main elements there are many others but they compose an insignificant amount individually.
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∙ 13y ago100 % of Earth's crust is composed of elements in the form of varying minerals and other matter!
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What are three main elements comprising the structure of organic molecules?
Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen
Elements that occur somewhere on earth are what?
The planet Earth and everything on it, including us, is composed of the chemical elements. Not only are elements found on Earth, but everything found on Earth is made of elements.
What are the two elements that make up both glass and concrete?
The two elements present in largest atomic percentages in both glass and concrete are silicon and oxygen.
What are the elements of the periodic table used in?
All matter on earth is made out of the elements and combinations of the elements in the periodic table. There is nothing on earth that does not have one or more of the elements in it.
How many known elements are there on earth are naturally made?
92 elements occur naturally on the earth.
What are the percentages of the elements in the earths ocean?
hytrogen
What are the top three elements in the earths atmosphere?
Oxygen, hydrogen & Argon.In order, large percentages of Nitrogen, Oxygen followed by trace amounts of Argon are the most abundant elements in the earth's atmosphere.
What are the three most abundant elements in the crust of the earth?
By weight: Oxygen - 46.6% Silicon - 27.7% Aluminum - 8.1% Remember that these percentages are for the crust only.
Could the amount of elements in Earth's crust increase?
Yes. That is what causes some of the Earths core heat. Elements being formed by radioactive decay. Look at the Earths' makeup and see that the percentages of elements follows the periodic chart by decay.
The four elements comprising over90 percent of living matter are C H N AND Na?
The four elements comprising over 90% of living matter are C, H, N, and O.
What is the dense layer of the earth?
The densest layer of the Earth is the core which is made up of mostly iron and some smaller percentages of nickel and traces of irridium, thorium and uranium among other trace elements.
What layer earth is the most dense?
The densest layer of the Earth is the core which is made up of mostly iron and some smaller percentages of nickel and traces of irridium, thorium and uranium among other trace elements.
What layers of earth is most dense?
The densest layer of the Earth is the core which is made up of mostly iron and some smaller percentages of nickel and traces of irridium, thorium and uranium among other trace elements.
The period of elements that are all radioactive?
All elements comprising the period 7 in the periodic table are radioactive. In total this period has 32 elements.
The percentages of naturally occurring elements making up the human body are similar to the percentages of these elements found in other types of organisms. How could you account for this similarity a?
The percentages of naturally occurring elements making up the human body are similar to the percentages of these elements found in other types of organisms. This could be accounted for because we evolved in the same environment, from the same elements.
What elements occur most frequently in the Earth?
The Earth's crust consists of the following elements and percentages: # Oxygen--47% # Silicon--28% # Aluminum--8% # Iron--5% # Calcium--4% # Sodium--3% # Potassium--3% # Magnesium--2% # Titanium--0.5% # All others--
How do you write a sentence with the word atmosphere?
Earth's atmosphere is 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.9% argon, and 0.03% carbon dioxide with very small percentages of other elements.
