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Facts About Thorium and Molybdenum

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
In 1829
In 1778
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %5 * 10-7 %
Facts About Thallium
5E-09 0.11
1.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %~0.0000009 %
Facts About Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
1.6.1 Abundance In Meteorites
0.05 %0.00 %
Facts About Gold
1.7E-07 22
1.10.1 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.66 %0.00 %
Facts About Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
1.13.1 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Facts About Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
1.13.4 Abundance In Humans
NA0.00 %
Facts About Radium
1E-13 1.4