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Chemical composition of the human body by mass
Elemental composition
(from Chang, Raymond (2007). Chemistry, Ninth Edition. McGraw-Hill. pp. p. 52. ISBN
0-07-110595-6.) [1]
Main article: Chemical makeup of the human body
Element Percent by mass
Oxygen 65
Carbon 18
Hydrogen 10
