[[chemistry of life]]

6 main elements in biology, chnops
**C**arbon
**H**ydrogen
**N**itrogen
**O**xygen
**P**hosphorous
**S**ulfur

cho are the most common, theyre found in most biology molecules

carbon is special because:
1. can form long chains
2. likes to form double bonds
3. ring like structures
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