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Facts About Lithium and Molybdenum


Facts About Molybdenum and Lithium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
  
  • 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   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johan August Arfwedson   
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   

Discovery
In 1817   
In 1778   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-7 %   
18
5 * 10-7 %   
19

Abundance In Sun
~0.00017 %   
11
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
22
0.00 %   
24

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
15
0.00 %   
9

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
16
0.00 %   
14

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