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Facts About Molybdenum and Neodymium


Facts About Neodymium 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.
  
  • Neodymium is not found free in nature, hence it is not a native metal.
  • Neodymium metal found in minerals like Monazite and Bastnaesite.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   
Carl Auer von Welsbach   

Discovery
In 1778   
In 1885   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-7 %   
19
1 * 10-6 %   
16

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %   
19
~0.0000003 %   
24

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
24
0.00 %   
30

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
39
0.00 %   
20

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
9
0.00 %   
30

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
14
Not Available   

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