Material/Twenty most abundant elements in Earth's crust
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Approx figures for the 20 most abundant elements in Earth's crust:
Element | % mass |
---|---|
Oxygen | 46.71 |
Silicon | 27.69 |
Aluminum | 8.07 |
Iron | 5.05 |
Calcium | 3.65 |
Sodium | 2.75 |
Potassium | 2.58 |
Magnesium | 2.08 |
Titanium | 0.62 |
Hydrogen | 0.14 |
Phosphorus | 0.13 |
Carbon | 0.09 |
Manganese | 0.09 |
Sulfur | 0.05 |
Barium | 0.05 |
Chlorine | 0.05 |
Chromium | 0.04 |
Fluorine | 0.03 |
Zirconium | 0.03 |
Nickel | 0.02 |
Notable missing from top 20:
Copper.
Carbon might replace copper for many electrical (and thermal) conduction applications - see [1], [2] and carbon nanotube for further information. In September 2013, a proof-of-concept computer was built from carbon nanotubes [3]
Figures from [4]
Figures rounded to two decimal places
Also need to have a list based on ease of extraction and energy required
Element links in list point to element's Wikipedia article