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Molybdenum
Symbol - Mo Atomic Number - 42 Atomic Mass - 95.94 amu Color - Gray or Silver Melting Point - 4,700 degrees Fahrenheit Boiling Point - 8,600 - 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit
Molybdenum was discovered in 1778 by Carl William Scheele. It was named after the Latin word 'molybos' which means Lead, due to the similar physical properties of Lead and Graphite. It was first isolated by Peter Jacob Hjelm.
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Molybdenum is used to strengthen metals by increasing the melting and boiling points, and also increasing the resistance to corrosion. It can be found isolated as a by-product of copper refining. Molybdenum can be used in combustion engines to increase the fuel efficiency. It is essential for life, dirt without it will be infertile, and it can be found in trace amounts in all living things.
Two-thirds of the world's Molybdenum comes from the US, Canada, Chili, and China. The US used 75% of the world's Molybdenum resources. Molybdenum can be used or sold in forms of coils, sheets, mesh. rods, wire, and tubes. Even though it is not a commonly known resource, it is estimated that the world's resources of Molybdenum will be low sometime between 2009 - 2015.
Molybdenum doesn't react with most common reagents (substances used to test properties of other substances) so it was a candidate for a catalyst in the process of metathesis. Metathesis is the process of making power using carbon double bonds reacting with a catalyst in the right way that has no waste products, making it the cleanest way to get power.
