Question

What are the most abundant elements in the body?

Answer 1

Elements in humans found:

1. The vast array of molecules that make up the human body is all combinations of a small number of dozens of basic building blocks.
2. Water, a molecule with two hydrogens and one oxygen atom, and "organic" molecules, which have a carbon skeleton attached to other elements, make up the majority of the molecules in the human body.
3. Below is a list of the elements and their relative abundances.

• O₂ (oxygen) - 65% of body weight
• 18% of body weight is made up of carbon.
• 10% of body weight is hydrogen.
• 3 percent of one's body weight is nitrogen.
• 1.4% of body weight is calcium.
• 1% of body weight in phosphorus.
• A few examples of other elements include potassium, sulfur, sodium, Chlorine, Magnesium, iron, fluorine, zinc, etc.