what is the mineral salt that makes bones so hard?

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2006-11-06 08:45:06 · 3 answers · asked by arrowhead 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

That would be calcium phosphate. It has a very high compressive strength.

2006-11-06 08:48:00 · answer #1 · answered by DavidK93 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The principal inorganic salt is crystalline hydroxyapatite:
Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2.

2006-11-06 08:56:43 · answer #2 · answered by Bat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

calcium? thats what i think it is.

2006-11-06 09:05:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋