If coal, oil, and natural gas are made from ancient plants and animals, and if these substances are primarily hydrocarbons, then what happens to the nitrogen, oxygen, calcium, etc., that used to make up the various chemical substances fossil fuels originally come from?
by /u/kempff in /r/askscience
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