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physicsnoobie79
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I was watching a video on Elon Musk. I believe he is a smart guy and he certainly knows is stuff. However, he said something in this video which I was surprised about and I can't seem to corroborate with various Google searching. Someone asked him whether there was enough Lithium on Earth to fulfil all the battery requirements for the Tesla cars he intends to ramp up to. He then said that Lithium was the 3rd most common element in the universe:
It doesn't appear in the 10 ten here: http://education.jlab.org/glossary/abund_uni.html
Not in the top 5 here: http://random-facts.top5.com/the-top-5-most-abundant-elements-in-the-(known)-universe
So I just wanted to understand, is he incorrect or is there no clear cut answer?
TIA
It doesn't appear in the 10 ten here: http://education.jlab.org/glossary/abund_uni.html
Not in the top 5 here: http://random-facts.top5.com/the-top-5-most-abundant-elements-in-the-(known)-universe
So I just wanted to understand, is he incorrect or is there no clear cut answer?
TIA