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Facts About Uranium and Molybdenum


Facts About Molybdenum and Uranium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Major mining countries of Uranium include Russia, Australia, Namibia, Canada and Niger and total 33% Uranium are mine in Kazakhstan.
  
  • 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
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Not Available   
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   

Discovery
In 1789   
In 1778   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-8 %   
29
5 * 10-7 %   
19

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
24

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
36
0.00 %   
39

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
11
0.00 %   
9

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
14

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