1 Facts
1.1 Interesting Facts
- Thorium metal is used as an alternate option over Uranium for nuclear fuel.
- Thorium metals appearance (silvery white, soft) is somewhat similar to Lead metal.
- Molybdenum is highly reactive metal, hence not found free in nature .
- Till 18th century Molybdenum element were often mistaken as a carbon or Lead.
1.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Jöns Jakob Berzelius
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %5 * 10-7 %
5E-09
0.11
1.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %~0.0000009 %
1E-08
0.1
1.6.1 Abundance In Meteorites
1.10.1 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.13.1 Abundance In Oceans
1.13.4 Abundance In Humans