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What atoms is wood made from?

Updated: 9/16/2023
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The main component of wood, cellulose, is a polisaccharide, i.e., chains of sugar. Sugar consists of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen.

Like any living being, we can assume that wood also has smaller amounts of other elements.

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