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Which is described as a beneficial element rather than essential?

AScandium
BSamarium
CSilicon
DSulphur
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Silicon
1. Beneficial elements sit outside the 17. 2. Sodium, cobalt and selenium are the others. 3. Silicon is one of them. _Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 12 'Mineral Nutrition'_
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