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Facts About Erbium and Molybdenum


Facts About Molybdenum and Erbium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Erbium metal is used as alloyed with Vanadium to make it softer.
  • Recent studies shows that it is helpful for metabolism.
  
  • 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
Mining   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander   
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   

Discovery
In 1842   
In 1778   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
36
0.00 %   
24

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
32
0.00 %   
39

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
36
0.00 %   
9

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
14

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