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What elements from the Periodic Table of Elements is the human body made up of?

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With regards to the infamous Periodic Table of Elements (that we all know from high school chemistry class) - what type of molecules and atoms is the human body made up of?

I know our bodies are mainly composed of water, so that would by Hydrogen and Oxygen molecules. But what else?

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  1. There are many, some in trace amounts.

    Se, H, O, N, Fe, I, Sr, Si, P, F, Mn, Mg, K, Ca, Cr, S, Zn, Cl, C, Co, Cu and Na are the ones in greatest amounts.


  2. water mostly

  3. Oxygen (65%)

    Carbon (18%)

    Hydrogen (10%)

    Nitrogen (3%)

    Calcium (1.5%)

    Phosphorus (1.0%)

    Potassium (0.35%)

    Sulfur (0.25%)

    Sodium (0.15%)

    Magnesium (0.05%)

    Copper, Zinc, Selenium, Molybdenum, Fluorine, Chlorine, Iodine, Manganese, Cobalt, Iron (0.70%)

    Lithium, Strontium, Aluminum, Silicon, Lead, Vanadium, Arsenic, Bromine (trace amounts)

    Total cost at a chemical warehouse about $0.98.

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