Each cell of our body contains this. It is also present in our proteins and fat. What is it?

Acid

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Base

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Salt

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is C Salt
The human body contains many salts of which sodium chloride (also known as common table salt) is the major one, making up around $0.4$ of the body's weight at a concentration pretty well equivalent to that in seawater. So a $50 k g$ person would contain around $200 g$ of sodium chloride - around $40$ teaspoons.
Hence, option C is correct.

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