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Facts About Molybdenum and Uranium


Facts About Uranium 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.
  
  • Major mining countries of Uranium include Russia, Australia, Namibia, Canada and Niger and total 33% Uranium are mine in Kazakhstan.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   
Not Available   

Discovery
In 1778   
In 1789   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-7 %   
19
2 * 10-8 %   
29

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %   
19
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
24
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
39
0.00 %   
36

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
9
0.00 %   
11

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
14
Not Available   

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