abundant element

collocation in English

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abundant
adjective
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/əˈbʌn.dənt/us
/əˈbʌn.dənt/
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element
noun
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/ˈel.ɪ.mənt/us
/ˈel.ə.mənt/
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(Definition ofabundantandelementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Phosphorus was the mostabundantelement, with the lowest level at 4 and 5 weeks.
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But this is just as fallacious as claiming that because silicon is a cosmicallyabundantelementso laptop computers will be widespread in the universe.
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Silicon is the second mostabundantelementin earth's crust.
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This makes it the 67th mostabundantelementin the earth's crust.
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Abundances are generally expressed relative to hydrogen, the mostabundantelement.
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By mass, oxygen is the third-mostabundantelementin the universe, after hydrogen and helium.
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Phosphorus makes up 0.1% of the earth's crust, making it the 11th mostabundantelementthere.
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Lead makes up 14 parts per million of the earth's crust, making it the 36th mostabundantelementthere.
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Tin makes up 2 parts per million of the earth's crust, making it the 49th mostabundantelementthere.
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Oxygen is the third-mostabundantelementin the universe, making up 1% of the universe by weight.
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Arsenic makes up 1.5 parts per million of the earth's crust, making it the 53rd mostabundantelementthere.
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There are 20 parts per million of niobium in the earth's crust, making it the 33rd mostabundantelementthere.
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Germanium makes up 2 parts per million of the earth's crust, making it the 52nd mostabundantelementthere.
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It is anabundantelementthat exists in numerous minerals such as feldspars, sodalite and rock salt.
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Silicon is present in the earth's crust at concentrations of 28%, making it the second mostabundantelementthere.
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Carbon is the fourth mostabundantelementin the universe by mass after hydrogen, helium, and oxygen.
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Antimony makes up 0.2 parts per million of the earth's crust, making it the 63rd mostabundantelementthere.
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Bismuth makes up 48 parts per billion of the earth's crust, making it the 70th mostabundantelementthere.
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About 556,000 tonnes were produced in 2007, an amount similar to the far moreabundantelementmagnesium.
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Hydrogen is the mostabundantelement, and it is the basic building block for all other elements as its nucleus has only one proton.
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Tin is the 49th mostabundantelementand has, with 10 stable isotopes, the largest number of stable isotopes in the periodic table.
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The human body contains about 3% by mass of nitrogen, the fourth mostabundantelementin the body after oxygen, carbon, and hydrogen.
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Sulfur is the tenth mostabundantelementin the universe, making up 500 parts per million of the universe by weight.
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