About 98 percent of the mass of every living
organism is composed of just six elements including
carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen and
(a) sulphur and magnesium
(b) magnesium and sodium
(c) calcium and phosphorus
(d) phosphorus and sulphur.

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Answer :

(d) phosphorus and sulphur.

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