6.2: Elemental Abundances
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John Moore, Jia Zhou, and Etienne Garand
Elemental Abundance in Solar System
| Atom | Atomic No. | Abundance* (atoms/106 atoms Si) | Log(abund) |
|---|---|---|---|
| H | 1 | 27900000000 | 10.45 |
| He | 2 | 2720000000 | 9.43 |
| Li | 3 | 57.1 | 1.76 |
| Be | 4 | 0.73 | -0.14 |
| B | 5 | 21.2 | 1.33 |
| C | 6 | 10100000 | 7 |
| N | 7 | 313000 | 5.5 |
| O | 8 | 23800000 | 7.38 |
| F | 9 | 843 | 2.93 |
| Ne | 10 | 3440000 | 6.54 |
| Na | 11 | 57400 | 4.76 |
| Mg | 12 | 1074000 | 6.03 |
| Al | 13 | 84900 | 4.93 |
| Si | 14 | 1000000 | 6 |
| P | 15 | 10400 | 4.02 |
| S | 16 | 515000 | 5.71 |
| Cl | 17 | 5240 | 3.72 |
| Ar | 18 | 101000 | 5 |
| K | 19 | 3770 | 3.58 |
| Ca | 20 | 61100 | 4.79 |
| Sc | 21 | 34.2 | 1.53 |
| Ti | 22 | 2400 | 3.38 |
| V | 23 | 293 | 2.47 |
| Cr | 24 | 13500 | 4.13 |
| Mn | 25 | 9550 | 3.98 |
| Fe | 26 | 900000 | 5.95 |
| Co | 27 | 2250 | 3.35 |
| Ni | 28 | 49300 | 4.69 |
| Cu | 29 | 522 | 2.72 |
| Zn | 30 | 1260 | 3.1 |
| Ga | 31 | 37.8 | 1.58 |
| Ge | 32 | 119 | 2.08 |
| As | 33 | 6.56 | 0.82 |
| Se | 34 | 62.1 | 1.79 |
| Br | 35 | 11.8 | 1.07 |
| Kr | 36 | 45 | 1.65 |
| Rb | 37 | 7.09 | 0.85 |
| Sr | 38 | 23.5 | 1.37 |
| Y | 39 | 4.64 | 0.67 |
| Zr | 40 | 11.4 | 1.06 |
| Nb | 41 | 0.698 | -0.16 |
| Mo | 42 | 2.55 | 0.41 |
| Tc | 43 | ||
| Ru | 44 | 1.86 | 0.27 |
| Rh | 45 | 0.344 | -0.46 |
| Pd | 46 | 1.39 | 0.14 |
| Ag | 47 | 0.486 | -0.31 |
| Cd | 48 | 1.61 | 0.21 |
| In | 49 | 0.184 | -0.74 |
| Sn | 50 | 3.82 | 0.58 |
| Sb | 51 | 0.309 | -0.51 |
| Te | 52 | 4.81 | 0.68 |
| I | 53 | 0.9 | -0.05 |
| Xe | 54 | 4.7 | 0.67 |
| Cs | 55 | 0.372 | -0.43 |
| Ba | 56 | 4.49 | 0.65 |
| La | 57 | 0.446 | -0.35 |
| Ce | 58 | 1.136 | 0.06 |
| Pr | 59 | 0.1669 | -0.78 |
| Nd | 60 | 0.8279 | -0.08 |
| Pm | 61 | ||
| Sm | 62 | 0.2282 | -0.64 |
| Eu | 63 | 0.0973 | -1.01 |
| Gd | 64 | 0.33 | -0.48 |
| Tb | 65 | 0.0603 | -1.22 |
| Dy | 66 | 0.3942 | -0.4 |
| Ho | 67 | 0.0889 | -1.05 |
| Er | 68 | 0.2508 | -0.6 |
| Tm | 69 | 0.0378 | -1.42 |
| Yb | 70 | 0.2479 | -0.61 |
| Lu | 71 | 0.0367 | -1.44 |
| Hf | 72 | 0.154 | -0.81 |
| Ta | 73 | 0.0207 | -1.68 |
| W | 74 | 0.133 | -0.88 |
| Re | 75 | 0.0517 | -1.29 |
| Os | 76 | 0.675 | -0.17 |
| Ir | 77 | 0.661 | -0.18 |
| Pt | 78 | 1.34 | 0.13 |
| Au | 79 | 0.187 | -0.73 |
| Hg | 80 | 0.34 | -0.47 |
| Tl | 81 | 0.184 | -0.74 |
| Pb | 82 | 3.15 | 0.5 |
| Bi | 83 | 0.144 | -0.84 |
| Po | 84 | ||
| At | 85 | ||
| Rn | 86 | ||
| Fr | 87 | ||
| Ra | 88 | ||
| Ac | 89 | ||
| Th | 90 | 0.0335 | -1.47 |
| Pa | 91 | ||
| U | 92 | 0.009 | -2.05 |
| Np | 93 | ||
| Pu | 94 | ||
| Am | 95 | ||
| Cm | 96 | ||
| Bk | 97 | ||
| Cf | 98 | ||
| Es | 99 | ||
| Fm | 100 | ||
| Md | 101 | ||
| No | 102 | ||
| Lr | 103 |
*Anders, Edward; Grevesse; Nicolas, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 1989, 53, 197-214.
Elemental Abundance in Earth Crust
| Atom | Atomic No. | Abundance* |
|---|---|---|
| H | 1 | 6.2 |
| He | 2 | 0 |
| Li | 3 | 4.1 |
| Be | 4 | 3.2 |
| B | 5 | 4 |
| C | 6 | 6.7 |
| N | 7 | 4.3 |
| O | 8 | 8.67 |
| F | 9 | 5.8 |
| Ne | 10 | 0 |
| Na | 11 | 7.36 |
| Mg | 12 | 7.51 |
| Al | 13 | 7.92 |
| Si | 14 | 8.43 |
| P | 15 | 6 |
| S | 16 | 5.8 |
| Cl | 17 | 5.3 |
| Ar | 18 | 1 |
| K | 19 | 6.96 |
| Ca | 20 | 7.72 |
| Sc | 21 | 4.5 |
| Ti | 22 | 6.7 |
| V | 23 | 5.4 |
| Cr | 24 | 5.3 |
| Mn | 25 | 6.1 |
| Fe | 26 | 7.84 |
| Co | 27 | 4.5 |
| Ni | 28 | 5 |
| Cu | 29 | 4.9 |
| Zn | 30 | 4.9 |
| Ga | 31 | 4.3 |
| Ge | 32 | 3.2 |
| As | 33 | 3.4 |
| Se | 34 | 1.7 |
| Br | 35 | 3.4 |
| Kr | 36 | -1 |
| Rb | 37 | 4.5 |
| Sr | 38 | 5.4 |
| Y | 39 | 4.3 |
| Zr | 40 | 5 |
| Nb | 41 | 4 |
| Mo | 42 | 3 |
| Tc | 43 | |
| Ru | 44 | 0 |
| Rh | 45 | -1 |
| Pd | 46 | 0 |
| Ag | 47 | 1.9 |
| Cd | 48 | 2 |
| In | 49 | 1.7 |
| Sn | 50 | 3.4 |
| Sb | 51 | 2.3 |
| Te | 52 | -1 |
| I | 53 | 2.7 |
| Xe | 54 | -2 |
| Cs | 55 | 3 |
| Ba | 56 | 5.4 |
| La | 57 | 4.2 |
| Ce | 58 | 4.5 |
| Pr | 59 | 3.6 |
| Nd | 60 | 4.2 |
| Pm | 61 | |
| Sm | 62 | 3.5 |
| Eu | 63 | 3 |
| Gd | 64 | 3.5 |
| Tb | 65 | 2.8 |
| Dy | 66 | 3.6 |
| Ho | 67 | 2.9 |
| Er | 68 | 3.3 |
| Tm | 69 | 2.5 |
| Yb | 70 | 3.3 |
| Lu | 71 | 2.5 |
| Hf | 72 | 3.5 |
| Ta | 73 | 3 |
| W | 74 | 3 |
| Re | 75 | -0.3 |
| Os | 76 | -1 |
| Ir | 77 | -1 |
| Pt | 78 | 0 |
| Au | 79 | 0.5 |
| Hg | 80 | 2 |
| Tl | 81 | 2.6 |
| Pb | 82 | 3.9 |
| Bi | 83 | -1 |
| Po | 84 | |
| At | 85 | |
| Rn | 86 | |
| Fr | 87 | |
| Ra | 88 | -4 |
| Ac | 89 | |
| Th | 90 | 3.6 |
| Pa | 91 | -5 |
| U | 92 | 3 |
| Np | 93 | |
| Pu | 94 | |
| Am | 95 | |
| Cm | 96 | |
| Bk | 97 | |
| Cf | 98 | |
| Es | 99 | |
| Fm | 100 | |
| Md | 101 | |
| No | 102 | |
| Lr | 103 |
*log(mass fraction in ppb, that is μg/kg)