Chemical makeup of the human body

Chemical makeup of the human body

=Atoms in one person=

The average 70 kilogram adult contains about 6.7 x 1027 atoms and is composed of 60 chemical elements:

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Molecules in one cell

Estimated Gross Molecular Contents of a Typical 20-micrometre Human Cell

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Composition of the human body

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