Geologists Identify Silicon as Missing Element In Earth’s Core   

The mystery about the missing element of earth’s core that has kept scientists eluded for decades is finally claimed to be solved. A team of international Geologists has finally brought the long-haul mystery about the missing element of Earth’s Core to an end, by identifying Silicon as the third missing element. After iron and nickel, now Silicon seems to play a crucial role in the configuration of Earth’s core. According to the scientists, who claim to have marked out the ‘missing element’ in the deep center of our planet, after Iron and Nickel, Silicon is the third missing object which is responsible for the formation of earth’s core.

The research was conducted by a team of geologists the Tohoku University in Japan. The discovery is expected to pave the path for the scientists to better understand the formation and configuration of the earth, said the lead researcher of the project. For conducting the experiment, the scientists created the alloys of iron and nickel, and regenerated the high temperatures and forces in the lap, akin to the temperature and pressure found in the deep center of the Earth. As the core of the earth is unreachable for direct deep investigation, so the geologists study how seismic rays lead through this province in order to find out more details about its configuration.

According to Eiji Ohtani, the lead researcher of the study from Tohoku University, “We, after analyzing all the experimental reports, believe that silicon is one of the most pivotal elements of earth’s core. Silicon has occupied nearly 5% of the Earth’s inner core and can be liquefied into the alloys of the iron and nickel. The deepest interior of the Earth is believed to be configured as a solid ball, having a radius of nearly 1,200 kilometers.

While experimenting with the processes how the seismic waves move across Earth’s center, the researchers found to be majorly composed of iron, nickel, and silicon. Iron, being the major component has occupied nearly 85% of its weight, while nickel with 10% space stands second major element. Followed by these two, Silicon stands third which has engaged around 5% of the entire core of the earth. By creating the alloys of iron and nickel and fusing them with silicon, the researchers found the rest five uncounted percentage of the Earth’s center.