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Which element makes up the largest percentage of all elements on earth?
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∙ 13y ago
water
LOL. Water is NOT an "element".
This is also an ambiguous question because it all depends on how you measure elements. For instance, you can measure an elements' "abundance" by mass or you can measure it by number of atoms. For instance, in water the most abundant element by mass is oxygen (85% of the mass of water), but by mole (# of atoms), it is hydrogen because water is H2O and therefore there are twice as many H atoms and O atoms in any amount of water.
If you are referring to the earth's crust, then oxygen is the predominant element by mass, taking up 45% of the mass of the earth. By mole, hydrogen is the most abundant. If you include the atmosphere, then nitrogen predominates by mole, but oxygen continues to predominate by mass.
This is not a simple question ;) but it DEFINITELY is NOT Water :-)
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What elements are found in the layers of the earth?
The element which is found in the four layers of earth is hydrogen. There is a percentage of hydrogen in every layer of the earth.
What contains the largest percentage of the Earth's water?
Oceans contain the largest percentage of Earth's water, holding approximately 97% of all water on the planet.
What is the element that is 2nd most abundant element on Earth?
Silicon, with a percentage of 27,7 % in the earth crust.
What is the percentage for the elements of solid earth?
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What does the earth element's are considered?
All the elements on the earth (excepting of course man made elements) are considered natural chemical elements.
What elements is not a major element of the Earth's crust?
carbon
Is alkaline-earth element anion?
Alkaline-earth elements form cations.
Is Alkaline-earth element cation?
Alkaline-earth elements form cations.
What contains the largest percentage of the Earth?
The largest percentage of the earths surface is covered by water mainly the Oceans (about 71%).
Where can the largest percentage of water be found on earth?
Clouds?
What element that increasing electron affinity?
rare earth elements
Is earth an element?
yes its one of the four elements - earth, fire, air and water
