Home
Compare Metals


Facts About Aluminium and Molybdenum


Facts About Molybdenum and Aluminium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
  • Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
  • It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
  
  • Molybdenum is highly reactive metal, hence not found free in nature .
  • Till 18th century Molybdenum element were often mistaken as a carbon or Lead.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Hans Christian Oersted   
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   

Discovery
In 1825   
In 1778   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-3 %   
5
5 * 10-7 %   
19

Abundance In Sun
~0.006 %   
5
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.91 %   
5
0.00 %   
24

Abundance In Earth's Crust
8.10 %   
1
0.00 %   
39

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
6
0.00 %   
9

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
10
0.00 %   
14

Uses >>
<< Periodic Table

Compare Post Transition Metals

Post-Transition Metals

Post-Transition Metals

» More Post-Transition Metals

Compare Post Transition Metals

» More Compare Post Transition Metals