4. Nitrogen, a gas, is also part of all muscle, blood, | | |
and bone; weighing | 4 | 14 | 0
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5. Phosphorus, a solid, found in brain and bones, | | |
weighs | 1 | 12 | 25
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6. Sulphur, a solid, found in all parts of the body, | | |
weighs | 0 | 8 | 0
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7. Chlorine, a gas, found in all parts of the body, | | |
weighs | 0 | 4 | 150
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8. Fluorine, supposed to be a gas, is found with calcium | | |
in teeth and bones, and weighs | 0 | 3 | 300
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9. Silicon, a solid, found united with oxygen in the | | |
hair, skin, bile, bones, blood, and saliva, weighs | 0 | 0 | 14
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10. Magnesium, a metal found in union with phosphoric | | |
acid in the bones | 0 | 2 | 250
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11. Potassium, a metal, the basis of potash, is found | | |
as phosphate and chloride; weighs | 0 | 3 | 340
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12. Sodium, a metal, basis of soda; weighs | 0 | 3 | 217
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13. Calcium, a metal, basis of lime, found chiefly in | | |
bones and teeth; weighs | 3 | 13 | 190
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14. Iron, a metal essential in the coloring of the | | |