The Minerals
What do you know about the minerals that
make up our body?
What are you made of?
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Top Elements in the Body |
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Element |
Percentage |
1 |
Oxygen |
65.00% |
2 |
Carbon |
18.50% |
3 |
Hydrogen |
9.5 % |
4 |
Nitrogen |
3.3 % |
5 |
Calcium |
1.5 % |
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6 |
Phosphorus |
1.0 % |
7 |
Potassium |
1.0 % |
8 |
Sulfur |
0.3 % |
9 |
Sodium |
0.3 % |
10 |
Chlorine |
0.2 % |
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11 |
Magnesium |
0.05 % |
12 |
Iron |
0.01 % |
13 |
Fluorine |
< 0.01 % |
14 |
Zinc |
< 0.01 % |
15 |
Silicon |
< 0.01 % |
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16 |
Rubidium |
< 0.01 % |
17 |
Strontium |
< 0.01 % |
18 |
Bromine |
< 0.01 % |
19 |
Lead |
< 0.01 % |
20 |
Copper |
< 0.01 % |
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