alleryThe most abundant metal in the earth's crust is
ACalcium only
BIron only
CAluminium
DSodium only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Aluminium
1. Section 7.1 gives a table of crustal abundance.
2. Aluminium is at about 8% by mass.
3. Iron is next at about 5%.
4. So aluminium is the most abundant metal.
_Source: Selina Concise Chemistry Class 10, Ch 7 Metallurgy (Mistral OCR'd PDF), section 7.1_
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