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Four elements that comprise over 95% of the human body are _____. carbon, phosphorus, oxygen, hydrogen calcium, phosphorus, hydrogen, nitrogen carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen1

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Four elements that comprise over 95% of the human body are "carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen"

In short, Your Answer would be Option C

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Answer:

Option C, Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen

Step-by-step explanation:

The different chemical components and its constituents with in the human body areas follows –

a) Oxygen – 65 percent

b) Hydrogen - 10 percent

c) Carbon – 18 percent

d) Nitrogen – 3%

e) Calcium – 1.5 %

f) Phosphorus – 1%

g) Potassium 0.25 %

h) Sulfur – 0.25%

i) Sodium – 0.15%

h) Trace elements –

Out of all these elements, the sum of oxygen, hydrogen, carbon and nitrogen is

65 % + 10 % + 18 % + 3% = 96 %

The correct answer is option C, Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen

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