why is earth's core made of iron? reason kya hey
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- The iron-nickel alloy that composes the inner core is heavier than other elements in the mantle and outer core, causing it to sink to the center of earth. ... Since both iron and nickel and attracted to magnets earth's magnetic field drew the to metals into the inner core mixing them into the alloy.
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➜There may be other trace (small) amounts of other elements. However from what we see in asteroid composition, gravity of Earth, and how energy (seismic) waves travel through the core we have reason to infer the core is made predominantly of iron. We know that it's iron chiefly because we know how dense it is.
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