Atomic Number 42 (Molybdenum: Color, Uses, State and more...) 2022

You may already know that the chemical element with atomic number 42 is Molybdenum.

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Molybdenum Overview

Atomic Number

42

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Description

Hard, silvery-white metal.

Symbol

Mo (Molybdenum)

Sources

Found in the minerals molybdenite (MoS2) and wulfenite (MoO4Pb).

Uses

Its alloys are used in aircraft, missiles, and protective coatings in boiler plate.

State at 20 °C

Solid

Name Origin

Greek: molybdos (lead).

Discovery

Discovered By: Carl Wilhelm Scheele

Year: 1778

Location: Sweden

Atomic Mass

95,94

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