Composition of earth

>> Friday, October 2, 2009


Earth is a terrestrial planet,meaning that it is a rocky body,rather than a gas giant like Jupiter. It is the largest of the four solar terrestrial planet both in terms of size and mass. Of these four planets, Earth also has the highest density, the highest surface gravity, the strongest magnetic field and fastest rotation, It also is the only terrestrial planet with active plate tectonics.

Chemical Composition of the Crust[56]


Compound

Formula

Composition


Continental

Oceanic


silica

SiO2

60.2%

48.6%


alumina

Al2O3

15.2%

16.5%


lime

CaO

5.5%

12.3%


magnesia

MgO

3.1%

6.8%


iron(II) oxide

FeO

3.8%

6.2%


sodium oxide

Na2O

3.0%

2.6%


potassium oxide

K2O

2.8%

0.4%


iron(III) oxide

Fe2O3

2.5%

2.3%


water

H2O

1.4%

1.1%


carbon dioxide

CO2

1.2%

1.4%


titanium dioxide

TiO2

0.7%

1.4%


phosphorus pentoxide

P2O5

0.2%

0.3%


Total

99.6%

99.9%



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