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Facts About Strontium and Molybdenum


Facts About Molybdenum and Strontium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Strontium element is softer than Calcium.
  • Silvery Strontium turns yellow, if exposed to air.
  
  • 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, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Cruickshank   
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   

Discovery
In 1787   
In 1778   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
4 * 10-6 %   
14
5 * 10-7 %   
19

Abundance In Sun
~0.000005 %   
15
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
15
0.00 %   
24

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.04 %   
10
0.00 %   
39

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
4
0.00 %   
9

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
7
0.00 %   
14

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