Most of the Weight of Our Bodies Comes from Heavy

question 15

Multiple Choice

Most of the weight of our bodies comes from heavy elements such as carbon and oxygen.This fact immediately tells us that:

• A) our bodies have converted the original hydrogen and helium into heavier elements.
• B) the Big Bang model of the universe must be wrong.
• C) the solar system did not form directly from the material created by the Big Bang.
• D) the Big Bang created elements unevenly because the Sun, unlike our bodies, is mostly hydrogen and helium.

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