Peter Jacob Hjelm
1746-1813
Swedish chemist who first isolated the element molybdenum in 1782. Today, molybdenum is used to strengthen steel and other metals for use at high temperatures. Hjelm also d...
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Molybdenum
Molybdenum is a transition metal, one of the elements that occur in Rows 4, 5, and 6 between Groups 2 and 13 in the periodic table. Its atomic number is 42, its atomic mass is 95.94, and it...
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Molybdenum
Molybdenum is a silvery white metalelement denoted by the atomic symbol, Mo. Its atomic number is 42 and it has an atomic weight of 95.94. It melts at a higher temperature than all but two ...
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Molybdenum
Symbol
Mo
Atomic Number
42
Atomic Mass
95.94
Family
Group 6 (Vib) Transition Metal Pronunciation
muh-LIB-duh-num
Overview
Molybdenum was one of the first metals to be discovered by a moder...
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Peter Jacob Hjelm
Molybdenum
Molybdenum
Molybdenum