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Facts About Molybdenum and Iron


Facts About Iron 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.
  
  • Iron is not always magnetic in nature, its allotrope are ferromagnetic and the B allotrope is nonmagnetic.
  • The blood consists Iron in hemoglobin molecules to transfer Oxygen in the body.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1778   
Before 5000 BC   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-7 %   
19
1.1 * 10-1 %   
1

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %   
19
~0.1 %   
1

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
24
22.00 %   
1

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
39
6.30 %   
2

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
9
0.00 %   
12

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
14
0.01 %   
5

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