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Facts About Palladium and Molybdenum


Facts About Molybdenum and Palladium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Palladium alloys are used for Jewelry contains (95% Palladium and 5% Ruthenium)
  • In the late 1800s, Palladium metal used have more economical value than the Platinum metal.
  • Palladium element is known as a good catalyst
  
  • Molybdenum is highly reactive metal, hence not found free in nature .
  • Till 18th century Molybdenum element were often mistaken as a carbon or Lead.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston   
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   

Discovery
In 1803   
In 1778   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000003 %   
24
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
24

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

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
9

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
14

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