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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The Big Bang primarily produced hydrogen and helium, and heavier elements like carbon and oxygen were formed later in stars. Our solar system, including our bodies, formed from the remnants of previous generations of stars, not directly from the Big Bang material.

Most of the Weight of Our Bodies Comes from Heavy