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Facts About Thulium and Molybdenum


Facts About Molybdenum and Thulium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
  • Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
  
  • 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
Per Teodor Cleve   
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   

Discovery
In 1879   
In 1778   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-8 %   
30
5 * 10-7 %   
19

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000002 %   
28
~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
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
9

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
14

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