There are more hydrogen atoms in living organisms than any other atom, but oxygen is more abundant in terms of mass. Why is this

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irinina [24]

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There are more hydrogen atoms in living organisms than any other atom, but oxygen is more abundant in terms of mass. Why is this

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Biology

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Aleksandr-060686 [28] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-19T21:32:56+03:00

Aleksandr-060686 [28]3 years ago

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Hydrogen and oxygen are often found in the form of H2O but even if hydrogen surpasses oxygène in number it doesn't when it comes to mass because M(O) = approximately x16 M(H)