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What are the 25 elements in human body?


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Elements:

  1. An element is a substance that cannot be divided into any simpler substance.
  2. It is composed of its own type of atom.
  3. In the human body, these could be either macro or micronutrients.

Need for elements in the human body:

Almost 99% of the mass of the human body is made up of six elements oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus.

Some elements present in the human body are:

  1. Arsenic
  2. Chromium
  3. Copper
  4. Carbon
  5. Cobalt
  6. Calcium
  7. Chlorine
  8. Fluorine
  9. Hydrogen
  10. Iodine
  11. Iron
  12. Lithium
  13. Magnesium
  14. Manganese
  15. Molybdenum
  16. Nitrogen
  17. Oxygen
  18. Potassium
  19. Phosphorus
  20. Sodium
  21. Selenium
  22. Sulphur
  23. Silicon
  24. Vanadium
  25. Zinc

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