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Facts About Molybdenum and Iridium


Facts About Iridium 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.
  
  • Iridium element occurs as natural alloys of Platinum and Osmium.
  • Iridium element is known as the most corrosion resistance metal .
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   
Smithson Tennant   

Discovery
In 1778   
In 1803   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %   
19
~0.0000002 %   
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
24
0.00 %   
29

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
9
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
14
Not Available   

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