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In the box provided explain why living organisms contain more hydrogen atoms than any other atoms, yet 65% of a typical organism’s mass is oxygen.

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Step-by-step explanation:

A large portion of an organism’s mass is in the form of water.

Water contains two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.

The mass of oxygen is sixteen times that of hydrogen.

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