The most abundant element in the crust of Earth is oxygen; the most abundant metal is aluminum.
The Earth's crust consists of the following elements and percentages:
Quartz - SiO2 at 60.6%
The second most abundant element in the Earth's crust is silicon, comprising 27.8% of the crust by mass.
The fifth most abundant element in the Earth's crust is potassium. It makes up about 2.6% of the Earth's crust by weight.
silicon
Aluminum 7.5 to 8.1%
Siliconsilicon at 28%silicon!
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silicon.
Oxygen is the most abundant element in the earth's crust and is not in the boron family. Aluminum is in the boron family and is the third most abundant element in the earth's crust. Refer to the related link for a list of the 10 most abundant elements in the earth's crust and their percentages.
Oxygen is the most abundant element in the earth's crust and is not in the boron family. Aluminum is in the boron family and is the third most abundant element in the earth's crust. Refer to the related link for a list of the 10 most abundant elements in the earth's crust and their percentages.
The most abundant element in Earth's crust is oxygen, making up about 46.6% of the crust by weight.
The most abundant metal in the earth crust is aluminium.
Oxygen is the most abundant element in the Earth's crust.