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Carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen, phosphorus, calcium and potassium are the main 7 elements in the human body. However sodium and a smaller amount of other elements (iron, zinc, etc.) are requrired to survive. Most other elements are found in the body in trace quantities.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe elemental composition of the body in order of weight is:
Oxygen - 61%
Carbon - 22%
Hydrogen - 10%
Nitrogen 2.5%
Calcium - 1.4%
Phosphorus - 1.1%
Potassium - .2%
Sulfur - .2%
Sodium - .14%
Chlorine - .14%
Now if you wanted the most common elements in the body according to # of atoms it would be:
Hydrogen - 62.42%
Oxygen - 23.96%
Carbon - 11.89%
Nitrogen - 1.15%
Calcium - .22%
Phosphorus - .22%
Potassium - .03%
Sodium - .04%
Sulfur - .04%
Chlorine - .02%
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∙ 13y agoOxygen, Hydrogen, Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, and sodium.... according to my "World of Chemistry" science book.
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∙ 12y agoyou can find almost every element in the human body
and animal cell.
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According to the Wikipedia entry on Chemical makeup of the human body there are about 60 elements present, although some of them are not present to more than a few dozen micrograms. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_makeup_of_the_human_body As to the question why there are not more, there is no definitive answer.
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Here is a table of elements perentages in an average human bodyElementHuman Beings (%)Hydrogen63Oxygen25.5Carbon9.5Nitrogen1.4Calcium0.31Phosphorus0.22Chloride0.03Potassium0.06Sulfur0.05Sodium0.03Magnesium0.01Silicon
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The human body consist of many different elements, but the three main elements are:Oxygen (65%)Carbon (18%)Hydrogen (10%)
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Because some elements present in the body are at such low levels they fall below detection limits. Typical instrumentation has limits to what concentrations they can detect.
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