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Facts About Zinc and Molybdenum


Facts About Molybdenum and Zinc


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
  
  • 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, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists   
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   

Discovery
Before 1000 BCE   
In 1778   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-5 %   
11
5 * 10-7 %   
19

Abundance In Sun
~0.0002 %   
10
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.02 %   
12
0.00 %   
24

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
16
0.00 %   
39

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
10
0.00 %   
9

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
6
0.00 %   
14

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