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Oxygen |
O-8 65% used to generate ATP, temp store chemical energy |
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Carbon |
C-618.5% Forms backbone chains and rings on all organic molecules |
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Hydrogen |
H-1 9.5% constituent of water and most organic material ionized H+ makes fluid more acidic |
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Nitrogen |
N-7 3.2% Component of all proteins and nucleic acids |
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Calcium |
Ca-20 1.5 hardness ionized C2++ needed for blood cloting and other things |
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Phosphorus |
P-15 1% component of nucleic acids and ATP required for normal bone and tooth structure |
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Potassium |
K-19 Ionized form K+ most plentiful cation in intracellular fluid, needed for action potenionals generation |
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Sulfur |
S-16 vitamins and proteins |
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Sodium |
Na-11 ionized Na+ most plentiful cation in ECF, essential for water balance needed for action potenial generation |
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Chloride |
Cl-17 ionized Cl- most plentiful anion in ECF for water balance |
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Magnesium |
Mg-12 ionized Mg2+ enzyme action |
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Iron |
Fe-26 ionized form Fe2+ and Fe3+ part of hemoglobin and enzymes |