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Facts About Molybdenum and Aluminium


Facts About Aluminium and Molybdenum


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Molybdenum is highly reactive metal, hence not found free in nature .
  • Till 18th century Molybdenum element were often mistaken as a carbon or Lead.
  
  • Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
  • Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
  • It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   
Hans Christian Oersted   

Discovery
In 1778   
In 1825   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %   
19
~0.006 %   
5

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
24
0.91 %   
5

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
39
8.10 %   
1

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
9
0.00 %   
6

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
14
0.00 %   
10

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