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Facts About Indium and Molybdenum


Facts About Molybdenum and Indium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
  • Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium 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
Mining, Ores of metals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter   
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   

Discovery
In 1863   
In 1778   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-8 %   
28
5 * 10-7 %   
19

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %   
23
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
24

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
39

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
9

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
14

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