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Layman question: why isn't the core of the earth made up of the most dense and heavy elements? One would assume, that they sink in to the deepest. But of cours
by hutzlibu 4y ago
Layman question: why isn't the core of the earth made up of the most dense and heavy elements? One would assume, that they sink in to the deepest.
But of course, there is also the spinning of the earth, that counters it and makes the heavier elements go outside?
- BurningFrog 4y agoYeah, I've heard that the heat from all the Uranium in the center is a big reason the core is still hot.
- hutzlibu 4y agoYes, that is kind of the question in my head: is the core of the earth basically a nuclear reactor? And if not, why not?
- evanb 4y agoIt's not a reactor because the radioactive elements are sparse enough that there's no chain reaction. It's more like an atomic battery. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_battery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_battery