In the → Goldschmidt classification,
a → chemical element
that is extremely → volatile,
i.e., forms a gas or liquid at the surface of the Earth.
The atmophile elements are usually concentrated in the terrestrial
→ atmosphere and
→ hydrosphere.
They are → hydrogen (H),
→ carbon (C), → nitrogen
(N), and → noble gas/qot>es, namely
→ helium (He), → neion
(Ne), → argon (Ar), → krypton
(Kr), → xenon (Xe), and
→ radon (Rn)
(Pinti D.L., 2017, Atmophile Elements. In: White W. (eds)
Encyclopedia of Geochemistry, Springer).
See also: → atmophile; → element.
