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Why do nonmetals make up almost everything

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It is the most abundant

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The four most abundant elements by mass in the human body are other nonmetals including oxygen (65%), carbon (18%), hydrogen (10%), and nitrogen (3%). The most abundant of the other nonmetals in the Earth's crust is oxygen which is the single most abundant element in the Earth's crust.

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