More that 92% of the total mass of the Earth can be accounte for by only 4 elements. What are these elements? Approximately, what percentage of the total mass of the Earth is accounted for by each of the elements you have listed. Why is the most abundant of these elements not seen as being very abundant in the crust of the Earth? What, then, is the most abundant element in the Earth's crust in terms of either mass or atom count?

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More that 92% of the total mass of the Earth can be accounted for by only 4
elements. What are these elements? Approximately, what percentage of the total
mass of the Earth is accounted for by each of the elements you have listed. Why is
the most abundant of these elements not seen as being very abundant in the crust of
the Earth? What, then, is the most abundant element in the Earth's crust in terms of
either mass or atom count?
Transcribed Image Text:More that 92% of the total mass of the Earth can be accounted for by only 4 elements. What are these elements? Approximately, what percentage of the total mass of the Earth is accounted for by each of the elements you have listed. Why is the most abundant of these elements not seen as being very abundant in the crust of the Earth? What, then, is the most abundant element in the Earth's crust in terms of either mass or atom count?
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