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What are the three most common elements that make up the human body?

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it's carbon, hydrogen and oxygen

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Hello!

The three most common elements that make up the human body are:
\boxed{ \bf oxygen,~carbon,~and~hydrogen.}

Oxygen makes up 65%, carbon makes up 18.5%, and hydrogen makes up 9.5% of the human body.

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