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Yes I should check my factoids before regurgitation. In atom counts there is more silicon than iron though, but more oxygen than either. Still interesting thoug
by tlarkworthy 12y ago
Yes I should check my factoids before regurgitation. In atom counts there is more silicon than iron though, but more oxygen than either. Still interesting though that silicon is so plentiful. Doesn't matter if its bonded to an oxygen. I suppose the bonding explains why the oxygen count on earth is so high also. Oxygen is also (part of) rock.
- ars 12y ago> Still interesting though that silicon is so plentiful. It makes sense if you look at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellar_nucleosynthesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellar_nucleosynthesis since carbon, silicon, oxygen and iron are some of the main results. What's more odd is just how useful silicon-dioxide and iron is for building planets! Some of the most plentiful elements, just so happen to be perfect for making planets. And carbon with its amazing array of compounds no other element can match is also plentiful. Then you have iron which is the end result of this process, which just so happens to be perfect for building man-made things. It's strong, yet unlike the other strong elements, iron is also easy to work. And water - oxygen and hydrogen, very common elements. And water expands when it freezes, if not for that small small, non-obvious thing, life could not exist. The most abundant elements, the ones that don't need a supernova, just so happen to also be the most useful ones. Well, it's pretty obvious to me this universe was designed specifically for us.