The human body is mainly made up of four elemental components: oxygen (65%), Carbon (18%), Hydrogen (10%), and Nitrogen (3%). It is also composed of about 28 other elements including, Potassium, Sodium, and Calcium. Each plays a major role on the daily functions of the human body. Oxygen accounts for roughly about two-thirds of the mass of the human body and is use in cell respiration. Carbon is part of the molecular structure in certain fats, proteins, and carbohydrates; which are essential for human health. Nitrogen is only about three percent of the mass of the human body and yet is the fourth most abundant element found in the physical body. Nitrogen gases are found within the lungs and contained in proteins and nucleic acids. Each
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Three different men could be credited for the “discovering” and naming of Hydrogen. The first is Robert Boyle, it is claimed that he produced Hydrogen gases as early as the mid-1600’s. He was experimenting with iron and acids to create these gases. Boyle does not technically receive the credit for the discovery because he did not properly document his findings. The second man was Henry Cavendish in the mid-1700’s (almost 100 years later). He separated Hydrogen gases by reacting Zinc metals with hydrochloric acid. Cavendish applied his finding at a science convention when he applied a spark of hydrogen gas and created water. He is also the scientist that discovered that water is made up of Hydrogen and Oxygen. Finally, in 1783 Antoine Lavoisier is given credit for giving Hydrogen its …show more content…
Fossil fuel based fuels and alcohols (gasoline, natural gases, and ethanol) are composed of hydrocarbons and sometimes oxygen. Unfortunately, it requires more energy to separate Hydrogen from its chemical bonds and cool it, compared to the amount of pure Hydrogen that is collected. Therefore, scientists concluded that Hydrogen is more useful in chemical bonds than as a pure energy source. Although, Hydrogen is a gas, it also can be found as a liquid and a frozen liquid. Hydrogen gas is what is used in chemical bonds and a source of energy, Hydrogen liquid is used to produce rocket fuel. The newest discovery, freezing Hydrogen, is expected to surpass the other two forms of Hydrogen, but it does not have any practical uses yet. Hydrogen has many uses and components. It is found all around us, within our bodies, in the water we drink, and even in our cleaning products. It can be used to create fuels and used to create physical energy. All of the elements in our bodies have a specific role and each helps the other function by keeping everything else efficiently working. Oxygen might be the most abundant in the human body, but Hydrogen is the most abundant in the
Three different men could be credited for the “discovering” and naming of Hydrogen. The first is Robert Boyle, it is claimed that he produced Hydrogen gases as early as the mid-1600’s. He was experimenting with iron and acids to create these gases. Boyle does not technically receive the credit for the discovery because he did not properly document his findings. The second man was Henry Cavendish in the mid-1700’s (almost 100 years later). He separated Hydrogen gases by reacting Zinc metals with hydrochloric acid. Cavendish applied his finding at a science convention when he applied a spark of hydrogen gas and created water. He is also the scientist that discovered that water is made up of Hydrogen and Oxygen. Finally, in 1783 Antoine Lavoisier is given credit for giving Hydrogen its …show more content…
Fossil fuel based fuels and alcohols (gasoline, natural gases, and ethanol) are composed of hydrocarbons and sometimes oxygen. Unfortunately, it requires more energy to separate Hydrogen from its chemical bonds and cool it, compared to the amount of pure Hydrogen that is collected. Therefore, scientists concluded that Hydrogen is more useful in chemical bonds than as a pure energy source. Although, Hydrogen is a gas, it also can be found as a liquid and a frozen liquid. Hydrogen gas is what is used in chemical bonds and a source of energy, Hydrogen liquid is used to produce rocket fuel. The newest discovery, freezing Hydrogen, is expected to surpass the other two forms of Hydrogen, but it does not have any practical uses yet. Hydrogen has many uses and components. It is found all around us, within our bodies, in the water we drink, and even in our cleaning products. It can be used to create fuels and used to create physical energy. All of the elements in our bodies have a specific role and each helps the other function by keeping everything else efficiently working. Oxygen might be the most abundant in the human body, but Hydrogen is the most abundant in the