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What element is a second most abundant element in Earth's crust and it is the principal component of sand and quartz and finds use in solar cells computer chip caulking materials and abrasives?
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silicon
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Second most abundant element in earth's crust principal component of sand and quartz?
Silicon is the second most abundant element in Earth's crust.
Is silicon abundant in the earths crust?
Webelements.com 2009 (Mark Winter [The University of Sheffield and WebElements Ltd, UK], accessed March 12, 2009) Silicon is present in the sun and stars and is a principal component of a class of meteorites known as aerolites. Silicon makes up 25.7% of the earth's crust by weight, and is the second most abundant element, exceeded only by oxygen. It is found largely as silicon oxides such as sand (silica), quartz, rock crystal, amethyst, agate, flint, jasper and opal. Silicon is found also in minerals such as asbestos, feldspar, clay and mica.
What is the second most abundant material in Earth's crust?
H2O (or water). We just learned about this in Life Science, so I remember.
What is natural abundance of chlorine?
Most of the chlorine on Earth exists as sodium chloride or common salt. It is the 21st most abundant element in the Earth's crust. Chlorine has two principal isotopes, 35Cl (75.78%) and 37Cl (24.22%).
Elements abundant in the body are not abundant on Earth true or false?
False.
Second most abundant element in earth's crust principal component of sand and quartz?
Silicon is the second most abundant element in Earth's crust.
What is the most abundant mineral component of enamel?
hydroxyapatite
Is phospherous abundant in the atmosphere?
Phosphorus is not a component of the atmosphere.
What is the most abundant component of breast milk?
water
What is the most abundant component of mantle rocks?
olivine.
What is the most abundant component of volcanic gases?
Water Vapors.
What is the most abundant component of all hand creams?
water
Which of the following is the most abundant component of the plasma membrane?
Phospholipids
What is the principal asset for promoting development in japan?
An abundant supply of labor.
What is the solute and solvent in liquid and gas solution?
The component which is most abundant in a solution is called solvent.
Which component of a market system conveys information about what is relatively scarce and what is relatively abundant?
supply and demand
What component of a market system conveys information about what is relatively scarce and what is relatively abundant?
supply and demand
