Solar Abundances
Solar abundance
ratios taken from Allen's Astrophysical Quantities by A.N Cox (2000): Page
29:31
See references
therein. Results differ by up to about 20% from earlier tabulations. Still some
uncertainties with solar CNO abundances.
Atomic No |
Abbreviation |
Species |
Atomic Mass |
Abundance (dex) |
1.0 |
H |
Hydrogen |
1.0 |
12.0 |
2.0 |
He |
Helium |
4.0 |
11.0 |
3.0 |
Li |
Lithium |
|
|
4.0 |
Be |
Beryllium |
|
|
5.0 |
B |
Boron |
|
|
6.0 |
C |
Carbon |
12.0 |
8.56 |
7.0 |
N |
Nitrogen |
14.0 |
8.05 |
8.0 |
O |
Oxygen |
16.0 |
8.93 |
9.0 |
F |
|
|
|
10.0 |
Ne |
Neon |
20.2 |
8.09 |
11.0 |
Na |
Sodium |
23.0 |
6.33 |
12.0 |
Mg |
Magnesium |
24.3 |
7.58 |
13.0 |
Al |
Aluminium |
27.0 |
6.47 |
14.0 |
Si |
Silicon |
28.1 |
7.55 |
15.0 |
P |
Phosphorous |
31.0 |
5.45 |
16.0 |
S |
Sulpher |
32.1 |
7.21 |
17.0 |
Cl |
Chlorine |
35.5 |
5.5 |
18.0 |
Ar |
Argon |
39.9 |
6.56 |
19.0 |
K |
Potassium |
39.1 |
5.12 |
20.0 |
Ca |
Calcium |
40.1 |
6.34 |
21.0 |
|
|
|
|
22.0 |
Ti |
Titanium |
47.9 |
4.99 |
23.0 |
V |
Vanadiu, |
50.94 |
4.00 |
24.0 |
Cr |
Chromium |
52.0 |
5.67 |
25.0 |
Mn |
Manganese |
54.9 |
5.39 |
26.0 |
Fe |
Iron |
55.8 |
7.54 |
27.0 |
Co |
Cobalt |
58.9 |
4.92 |
28.0 |
Ni |
Nickel |
58.7 |
6.25 |