Friday, November 21, 2008

Redfield ratio for a living human

I am reading a book on ecological stoichiometry (exciting, right?) and discovered the something like the redfield ration for a living human being. Amaze your friends with this amazing little tidbit. Enjoy!

Stoichiometry for a living human being:

H375,000,000 O132,000,000 C85,700,00014 N6,430,000 Ca1,500,000 P1,020,000 S206,000 Na183,000 K177,000 Cl127,000 Mg40,000 Si38,600 Fe2,680 Zn2,110 Cu76 I14 Mn13 F13 Cr7 Se4 Mo3 Co1

(Blogger doesn't "do" subscripts so all I could do is make the font a little smaller. Sorry)

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