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Facts About Dysprosium and Molybdenum


Facts About Molybdenum and Dysprosium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Dysprosium acts stable in air at room temperature.
  • Dysprosium behaves very much like paramagnetic metal.
  
  • 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, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   

Discovery
In 1886   
In 1778   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
5 * 10-7 %   
19

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %   
25
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
33
0.00 %   
24

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
28
0.00 %   
39

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
35
0.00 %   
9

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
14

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