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10 Most Abundant Elements





                                                      Element                         Symbol                Protons                   Relative % of

                                                                                                                                      Earth’s Mass


                                                       Oxygen                              O                      8                           46.6


                                                       Silicon                             Si                    14                           27.7


                                                     Aluminum                             Al                     13                            8.1


                                                          Iron                            Fe                     26                            5.0


                                                      Calcium                             Ca                     20                            3.6


                                                       Sodium                             Na                     11                            2.8


                                                     Potassium                             K                     19                            2.6


                                                    Magnesium                             Mg                     12                            2.1


                                                      Titanium                             Ti                    22                            0.4


                                                     Hydrogen                              H                      1                            0.1


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