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Lesson: Chapter 1 — The Chemical Basis of Life

1.6. Mineral salts 3 of 12

Question 3

What is the difference between a macro element and a trace element?

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The elements a body needs in higher percentages are macro elements; those needed only in very small amounts are trace elements.

"Trace" describes the quantity, never the importance. Iodine is present only in traces, and a shortage of it still limits a child's intelligence and height.

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