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Facts About Molybdenum and Niobium


Facts About Niobium 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.
  
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   
Charles Hatchett   

Discovery
In 1778   
In 1801   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %   
19
~0.0000004 %   
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
24
0.00 %   
35

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
39
0.00 %   
25

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
9
0.00 %   
34

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
14
Not Available   

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