Mo

Molybdenum

Z 42 95.95 g/molTransition Metal

Overview Atomic Properties Thermodynamics Electromagnetism Isotopes

Group

6

Period

5

Block

d

Occurrence

PrimordialNative

Biological Role

Micronutrient

History

1778 (discovery)

Carl Wilhelm Scheele

1781 (isolation)

Peter Jacob Hjelm

Named By

Peter Jacob Hjelm

Latin Name

Molybdenum

Abundance

Universe

x

Sun

x

Meteorites

x

Earth's crust

x

Oceans

x

Humans

x