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Facts About Molybdenum and Copper


Facts About Copper 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.
  
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1778   
In Middle East (9000 BCE)   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-7 %   
19
6 * 10-6 %   
12

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %   
19
~0.00007 %   
12

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
24
0.01 %   
13

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
39
0.01 %   
17

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
9
0.00 %   
8

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
14
0.00 %   
9

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