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Facts About Molybdenum and Californium


Facts About Californium 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.
  
  • Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
  • Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   

Discovery
In 1778   
In 1950   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-7 %   
19
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %   
19
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
24
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
39
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
9
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
14
Not Available   

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