Question

beth broke her ankle bone. the doctor gives her a brochure on foods she can eat to help restore the health of her bones. which element will help beth strengthen the bone? carbon phosphorus nitrogen

Explanation:

Phosphorus is an essential mineral that works with calcium to build and strengthen bones. Bones are mainly composed of calcium phosphate. Carbon is part of many organic compounds in the body but not specifically for bone strengthening in the context of this question. Nitrogen is important for proteins (like in amino acids) but not the key element for bone structure strengthening as directly as phosphorus.

Answer:

phosphorus