Facts About Copper and Molybdenum
Facts
Interesting Facts
- Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
- Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
- 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
Found in Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
History
Who Discovered
Unknown
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)
In 1778
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-6 %
12
5 * 10-7 %
19
Abundance In Sun
~0.00007 %
12
~0.0000009 %
19
Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %
13
0.00 %
24
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %
17
0.00 %
39
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
8
0.00 %
9
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %
9
0.00 %
14
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