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Facts About Potassium and Molybdenum


Facts About Molybdenum and Potassium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
  
  • 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
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   

Discovery
In 1807   
In 1778   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %   
9
5 * 10-7 %   
19

Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %   
9
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.07 %   
9
0.00 %   
24

Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.50 %   
6
0.00 %   
39

Abundance In Oceans
0.04 %   
3
0.00 %   
9

Abundance In Humans
0.20 %   
2
0.00 %   
14

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