According to a World Economic Forum report, in collaboration with Business Insider, scientists may have made a milestone discovery that can help determine the order which formed the earth. Results from decades long research conducted by a team of Japanese Geophysicists posits that the final 5% part of the Earth is made from silicon.
Due to its ability to its ability to bond well to metals, silicon has been a top contender in the missing element research. Hence it's emergence as the 5% only confirms the assertion. It is generally believed that the about 85% of the earth's innermost part is made from Iron, Nickle consists of about 10% while the final 5% composition remained a mystery.
The result was revealed during a recently concluded meeting of American Geophysical Union in San Francisco, United States.
The result was revealed during a recently concluded meeting of American Geophysical Union in San Francisco, United States.
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