Probability Comparison: Rarest Substances on Earth

From finding the common Iron and Copper, to the rare Gold, Platinum, Osmium & Iridium, to even ultra rare substances such as Plutonium, Neptunium and Element 118, we compare the rarity of finding these Elements and Substances (there is Tritium) in this visual probability science chemistry comparison.

Disclaimer: All numbers rounded up to 3 significant figures. Probability listed is only for Earth's Crust and for naturally occuring elements. Images shown may not reflect the real images. Probability for the last few items are merely estimates. The final item is calculated based on the probability of selecting any one atom in any unit of time during the 2 billion years of Earth crust formation. Numeric calculation can be found in the link below.

Music Used:
Light Gazing by Andrew Langdon (CC0 - No attribution needed but supported)

Source: Abundance of elements in the Earth's crust, CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 97th edition (2016–2017)

[jannes]

Astatine: i'm the rarest.


Element 118: Hold my millisecond

[BukuiZhao]

118 is actually Oganesson
and not just called "element 118". It is in the noble gas group but it is also possibly a solid at room temp.

[aucklandsanimations]

Radium: *I'm radioactively rare*


*Polonium enters the chat*



Others: *Disappear*

[theguardianqueen]

"Gold is rarer than platinum"
*Game Developers:* Now hold on,

[dr.sofianwijayamha.]

Oxygen: 1in 2 probability

The unlucky 50% of people: _why am I blue_

[yheng]

Nitrogen is also present in amino acids which form proteins and enzymes, some lipids (fats) and also in nitrogenous wastes (Urea, Ammonia, Uric Acid).

[Jappenessee]

Random fact about radium: Radium melts at the same temperature that leaves ignite (Both at 700⁰C).

[choomingsiong]

Oxygen: the most common substance in Earth


Guy with asthma: **"Aight I'm out"**

[kristijanoros]

When your friend asks "whose is this?" and it's yours:

*BROMINE*

[femboy_wettuce]

Francium and plutonium havent been proved to occur naturally. Besides that, this was a cool video for some of the elements and their isotopes on the periodic table.

[ANDROLOMA]

One of YouTube's better videos, by far. Definite like.

[little_astro]

“Mercury is the only element named exactly like a planet”
“Uranium is close but you know people would make a joke about it”

[youwerethere]

Oganesson: What is my purpose?
Scientist: You disappear in less than a millisecond.
Oganesson: Oh, my god.

[sallyyang]

The chance of finding element 118 randomly is 1 in 7.69 trevigintillion. (1 with 72 zeros)

[plandwastakn]

Element 118 is a Radioactive element with an atomic weight of 294 in the periodic table,

Oganesson (Og)
Atomic number: 118
Atomic weight: 294
Electron configuration: (Rn)5f146d107s27p6

Abundance: syn

[waidi]

Me: *having Element 118*

Minecraft Villager: "I would give you a bread"

[jamers]

Half of the earth: “ah, oxygen is so nice.”

Other half of the earth: “x_x”

[cbhorxo]

2:35 You literally just took an image of Plutonium, and made its colour negative, and then used that image for Neptunium😂

[madanmatcha]

For your information: Element 118 (Oganesson) is not the rarest(artificially made) element, but Flerovium (element 114), as only one atom has been created.

Just to let you know.

[Autumnful]

Now I know why she left me when I told her “you’re my oxygen”