Q: Water contains twice as many atoms of hydrogen as it does of oxygen. Why isn't hydrogen listed as the most common element in the human body, rather than oxygen?
Water contains twice as many atoms of hydrogen as it does of oxygen. Why isn't hydrogen listed as the most common element in the human body, rather than oxygen?
Flexi Says:
Oxygen is the most common element in the body by weight. Although, hydrogen atoms are more in number they weigh much lesser compared to oxygen atoms.
