Human Body Composition
Composition of the human body.
Elements in the human body are indicated below:
Element | Share of Body Mass (%) (kg) |
---|---|
Aluminum |
0.000087 |
Antimony | 0.000011 |
Arsenic | 0.000026 |
Barium | 0.000031 |
Beryllium | 0.00000005 |
Boron | 0.000069 |
Bromine | 0.00029 |
Cadmium | 0.000072 |
Calcium | 1.5 |
Carbon | 18 |
Cesium | 0.0000021 |
Chlorine | 0.15 |
Chromium | 0.0000024 |
Cobalt | 0.0000021 |
Copper | 0.00010 |
Fluorine | 0.0037 |
Gold | 0.000014 |
Hydrogen | 10 |
Iodine | 0.000016 |
Iron | 0.006 |
Lead | 0.00017 |
Lithium | 0.0000031 |
Magnesium | 0.05 |
Manganese | 0.000017 |
Mercury | 0.000019 |
Molybdenum | 0.000013 |
Nickel | 0.000014 |
Niobium | 0.00016 |
Nitrogen | 3 |
Oxygen | 65 |
Phosphorus | 1.0 |
Potassium | 0.20 |
Radium | 0.0000000000001 |
Rubidium |
0.00046 |
Selenium | 0.000019 |
Silicon | 0.0020 |
Silver | 0.0000010 |
Sodium | 0.15 |
Strontium | 0.00046 |
Sulfur | 0.25 |
Tellurium | 0.000012 |
Tin | 0.000024 |
Titanium | 0.000013 |
Uranium | 0.00000013 |
Vanadium | 0.000026 |
Zinc | 0.0032 |
Zirconium | 0.0006 |
- 1 kg = 2.2 lb
- Mass vs. Weight
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