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Carbon
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
Calcium
Phosphorus
Potassium
Sodium
Chlorine
Magnesium
Sulfur
65%ofBodyWeight
ByAnneMarieHelmenstine,Ph.D.,AGuide
Oxygenispresentinwaterandothercompounds.
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Liquidoxygeninanunsilvereddewarflask.Liquidoxygenisblue.
WarwickHillier,AustraliaNationalUniversity,Canberra
Oxygenisnecessaryforrespiration.Youwillfindthiselementinthelungs,sinceabout20%oftheairyoubreatheisoxygen.
18.6%ofBodyWeight
Carbonisfoundineveryorganicmoleculeinthebody.
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Photographofgraphite,oneoftheformsofelementalcarbon.
U.S.GeologicalSurvey
Carbonisingestedinfoodthatiseatenandbreathedinasacomponentofair.Itisfoundinthelungsasawasteproductofrespiration,carbondioxide.
9.7%ofBodyWeight
Hydrogenisacomponentofthewatermoleculesinthebody,aswellasmostothercompounds.
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NGC604,aregionofionizedhydrogenintheTriangulumGalaxy.
3.2%ofBodyWeight
Nitrogenisacomponentofproteins,nucleicacids,andotherorganiccompounds.
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Imageofsolid,liquid,andgaseousnitrogen.
chemdude1,YouT
Nitrogengasisfoundinthelungs,sincemostoftheairyoubreatheconsistsofthiselement.
1.8%ofBodyWeight
Calciumisamajorcomponentoftheskeletalsystem.Itisfoundinbonesandteeth.
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Calciumisametal.Itreadilyoxidizesinair.Becauseitmakesupsuchalargepartoftheskeleton,aboutone-thirdofthemassofhumanbodycomesfromcalcium,afterwaterhasbeenremoved.
Tomihahndorf,CreativeCommonsLicense
Calciumisalsofoundinthenervoussystem,muscles,andthebloodwhereitisintegralinpropermembranefunction,conductingnerveimpulses,regulatingmusclecontractions,andbloodclotting.
1.0%ofBodyWeight
Phosphorusisfoundinthenucleusofeverycell.
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Redphosphorusisoneofseveralformstakenbythiselement.
RTC,wikipedia.org
Phosphorusispartofnucleicacids,energycompounds,andphosphatebuffers.Theelementisincorporatedintothebones,combineswithotherelementsincludingiron,potassium,sodium,magnesiumandcalcium.Itisnecessaryforsexualfunctionandreproduction,musclegrowth,andtosupplynutrientstothenerves.
0.4%ofBodyWeight
Potassiumprimarilyisfoundinthemusclesandnervesasanion.
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Chunkofpotassiummetalwithperoxides/superoxides(yellowcrystals)andozonide(redcoloring)onitssurface
JustinUrgitis,www.wikipedia.org
Potassiumisimportantformembranefunction,nerveimpulses,andmusclecontractions.Potassiumcationsarefoundincellularcytoplasm.Theelectrolytehelpstoattractoxygenandremovetoxinsfromthetissues.
0.2%ofBodyWeight
Sodiumisimportantforpropernerveandmusclefunction.Itisexcretedinperspiration.
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Sodiummetalchunksundermineraloil.
Chlorineaidsincellularabsorptionofwater.Itisthemajoranioninbodyfluids.
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Thisisasampleofpurechlorinegas.Chlorinegasisapalegreenishyellowcolor.
Greenhorn1,publicdomain
Chlorineisapartofhydrochloricacid,usedtodigestfood.Itisinvolvedinpropercellmembranefunction.
0.06%ofBodyWeight
Magnesiumisacofactorforenzymesinthebody.
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Photographoftheelementmagnesium,withapennytoindicatesizeofthesample.
Magnesiumisneededforstrongteethandbones.
0.04%ofBodyWeight
Sulfurisacomponentofmanyaminoacidsandproteins.
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Crystalsofthenonmetallicelementsulfur.