11.20.2008

The Chemical makeup of the human body

Useful knowledge... i think.. listed out in detail belowElement Percent of MassMass (kg)Oxygen65% of mass43kgCarbon18% of mass16kgHydrogen10% of mass7kgNitrogen3% of mass1.8kgCalcium1.5% of mass1.0kgPhosphorus1% of mass0.780kgPotassium0.25% of mass0.140kgSulfur0.25% of mass0.140kgSodium0.15% of mass0.100kgChlorine0.15% of mass0.095kg
Magnesium
0.05% of mass0.019kgIron
0.006% of mass
0.0042kgFluorine0.0037% of mass0.0026kgZinc
0.0032% of mass0.0023kgSilicon 0.002% of mass0.0010kgRubidium
0.00046% of mass0.00068kgStrontium0.00046% of mass0.00032kgBromine0.00029% of mass0.00026kgLead
0.00017
% of mass
0.00012kgCopper0.0001
% of mass0.000072kgAluminium0.000087% of mass0.000060kgCadmium
0.000072
% of mass
0.000050kg
Cerium0.000040
% of mass
Barium0.000031% of mass0.000022kgTin
0.000024
% of mass0.000020kg
Iodine0.000016
% of mass
0.000020kg
Titanium0.000013
% of mass0.000020kgBoron0.000069% of mass0.000018kgSelenium
0.000019
% of mass
0.000015kg
Nickel
0.000014
% of mass
0.000015kg
Chromium
0.0000024
% of mass
0.000014kg
Manganese
0.000017
% of mass
0.000012kg
Arsenic
0.000026
% of mass
0.000007kg
Lithium
0.0000031
% of mass
0.000007kg
Mercury
0.000019
% of mass
0.000006kgCaesium
0.0000021
% of mass
0.000006kg
Molybdenum
0.000013
% of mass
0.000005kg
Germanium
0.000005
% of massCobalt
0.0000021
% of mass0.000003kg
Antimony0.000011
% of mass0.000002kgSilver0.000001% of mass0.000002kgNiobium
0.00016
% of mass
0.0000015kgZirconium0.0006
% of mass0.000001kgLanthanum0.0000008% of massTellurium
0.000012
% of mass0.0000007kg
Gallium0.0000007
% of mass
Yttrium0.0000006% of massBismuth
0.0000005
% of massThallium0.0000005% of massIndium
0.0000004
% of massGold0.000014% of mass0.0000002kgScandium0.0000002% of massTantalum
0.0000002
% of massVanadium0.000026% of mass0.00000011kgThorium0.0000001% of massUranium
0.00000013
% of mass
0.0000001kg
Samarium
0.000000050
% of massTungsten0.000000020% of massBeryllium
0.000000005
% of mass
0.000000036kg
Radium0.00000000000000001
% of mass


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