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 |
|
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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