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Facts About Molybdenum and Cadmium


Facts About Cadmium 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.
  
  • Naturally occurring minor elements include Cadmium.
  • Cadmium is released into atmosphere to control volcanic eruption and forest fires.
  • It is used for electroplating of Steel for corrosion resistance.
  • It can absorb neutrons and used in nuclear reactor to control atomic fission.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   
Karl Samuel Leberecht Hermann and Friedrich Stromeyer   

Discovery
In 1778   
In 1817   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %   
19
~0.0000006 %   
21

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
24
0.00 %   
31

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
9
0.00 %   
28

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
14
0.00 %   
11

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