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Facts About Magnesium and Molybdenum


Facts About Molybdenum and Magnesium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Magnesium ions are present in every chlorophyll of every green plant .
  • Controlling Magnesium fire by pouring water on it will result in explosions.
  
  • 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
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joseph Black   
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   

Discovery
In 1755   
In 1778   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-2 %   
2
5 * 10-7 %   
19

Abundance In Sun
~0.07 %   
2
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
12.00 %   
2
0.00 %   
24

Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.90 %   
4
0.00 %   
39

Abundance In Oceans
0.13 %   
2
0.00 %   
9

Abundance In Humans
0.03 %   
4
0.00 %   
14

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