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Table 2.1 Elements in the Human Body Percentage of Body Mass (including water) Element Symbol Oxygen 65.0% Carbon 18.5% 96.3% Hydrogen H 9.5% Nitrogen N 3.3% Calcium Ca 1.5% Phosphorus 1.0% Potassium K 0.4% Sulfur 0.3% 3.7% Sodium Na 0.2% Chlorine CI 0.2% Magnesium Mg 0.1% Trace elements (less than 0.01% of mass): Boron (B), chromium (Cr), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), fluorine (F), iodine (0, iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo). selenium (Se), silicon (S), tin (Sn), vanadium (M, zinc (Zn) INTERPRET THE DATA > Given the makeup of the human body. what compound do you think accounts for the high percentage of oxygen?

Table 2.1 Elements in the Human Body Percentage of Body Mass (including water) Element Symbol Oxygen 65.0% Carbon 18.5% 96.3% Hydrogen H 9.5% Nitrogen N 3.3% Calcium Ca 1.5% Phosphorus 1.0% Potassium K 0.4% Sulfur 0.3% 3.7% Sodium Na 0.2% Chlorine CI 0.2% Magnesium Mg 0.1% Trace elements (less than 0.01% of mass): Boron (B), chromium (Cr), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), fluorine (F), iodine (0, iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo). selenium (Se), silicon (S), tin (Sn), vanadium (M, zinc (Zn) INTERPRET THE DATA > Given the makeup of the human body. what compound do you think accounts for the high percentage of oxygen?

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The percentages of naturally occurring elements making up the human body (see Table 2.1) are similar to the percentages of these elements found in other organisms. How could you account for this similarity among organisms?

Table 2.1 Elements in the Human Body Percentage of Body Mass (including water) Element Symbol Oxygen 65.0% Carbon 18.5% 96.3% Hydrogen H 9.5% Nitrogen N 3.3% Calcium Ca 1.5% Phosphorus 1.0% Potassium K 0.4% Sulfur 0.3% 3.7% Sodium Na 0.2% Chlorine CI 0.2% Magnesium Mg 0.1% Trace elements (less than 0.01% of mass): Boron (B), chromium (Cr), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), fluorine (F), iodine (0, iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo). selenium (Se), silicon (S), tin (Sn), vanadium (M, zinc (Zn) INTERPRET THE DATA > Given the makeup of the human body. what compound do you think accounts for the high percentage of oxygen?
Transcribed Image Text:Table 2.1 Elements in the Human Body Percentage of Body Mass (including water) Element Symbol Oxygen 65.0% Carbon 18.5% 96.3% Hydrogen H 9.5% Nitrogen N 3.3% Calcium Ca 1.5% Phosphorus 1.0% Potassium K 0.4% Sulfur 0.3% 3.7% Sodium Na 0.2% Chlorine CI 0.2% Magnesium Mg 0.1% Trace elements (less than 0.01% of mass): Boron (B), chromium (Cr), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), fluorine (F), iodine (0, iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo). selenium (Se), silicon (S), tin (Sn), vanadium (M, zinc (Zn) INTERPRET THE DATA > Given the makeup of the human body. what compound do you think accounts for the high percentage of oxygen?
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