What are the most common elements in the human body?

Phosphorus,Nitrogen, Calcium

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Sulphur, Sodium, Magnesium.

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Copper, Zinc, Selenium

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Oxygen, Carbon and Hydrogen

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Solution

The correct option is D
Oxygen, Carbon and Hydrogen

Oxygen and hydrogen together with carbon are by far the most common elements in the body accounting for some 93 percent of the body's total mass. Adding three more elements-Nitrogen, Calcium and Phosphorus accounts for 99 percent of the body 's mass.

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