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“There are as many atoms in one molecule of DNA as there are stars in a typical galaxy.”--Carl Sagan

But there are only 5 elements in DNA: P, C, N, O, and H.

Phosphorus is the most complex, with 15 protons, 15 electrons, and 16 neutrons. Twenty-three isotopes of phosphorus exist, with atomic weights ranging from 24 to 46, but all are radioactively unstable except 31P.

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