Question

all nucleic acids are made of the same five elements. what are these five elements? nitrogen oxygen carbon hydrogen sulfur phosphorus

Explanation:

Nucleic acids (like DNA and RNA) are composed of nucleotides. Each nucleotide has a nitrogen - containing base, a pentose sugar, and a phosphate group. The nitrogen - containing base has nitrogen ($N$), carbon ($C$), hydrogen ($H$), and oxygen ($O$). The pentose sugar has carbon ($C$), hydrogen ($H$), and oxygen ($O$). The phosphate group has phosphorus ($P$), oxygen ($O$). So the five elements are carbon ($C$), hydrogen ($H$), oxygen ($O$), nitrogen ($N$), and phosphorus ($P$). Sulfur ($S$) is not part of the general structure of nucleic acids.

Answer:

Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus.