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Facts About Molybdenum and Indium


Facts About Indium 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.
  
  • Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
  • Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter   

Discovery
In 1778   
In 1863   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-7 %   
19
3 * 10-8 %   
28

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %   
19
~0.0000004 %   
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
24
0.00 %   
99+

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
9
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
14
Not Available   

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