Earth???s History in Five Elements: Sulfur, Nitrogen, Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen

Earth is a ‘rocky’ planet. Most of its mass comes from elements that are solids. Then come the liquids, then the gases. (for all: at natural temperatures)

Sulfur and carbon exist as solids and gases in nature. Nitrogen, hydrogen, and oxygen are gases. The latter two can combine to form the most abundant liquid: water — which can also be solid or a gaseous vapor. (All gases can get trapped in solids, but that does not make the former constituent elements of the latter.)

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