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Mo


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Mo, 42
molybdenum (English)
molybdène, m. (French)
Molybdän, n. (German)
molibden (Russian)
molybden (Swedish)


Symbol, numberMo, 42 (metal), Group: 6; 6B
Weight95.94
In Nature
Discovered1781, by P.J. Hjelm (Sweden)
Density  [kg/m3]10220 [293 K] (solid)   9330 [2890 K] (liquid)   
Molar volume9.39 cm3
Melting Temperature2890 K   (2617 °C)   Enthalpy: 594.1 kJ/mol
Boiling Temperature4885 K   (4612 °C)   Enthalpy: 27.6 kJ/mol
Electrical resistance5.2E-8 [273 K] Wm
ThermalConductivity: 138 [300 K] W/Km     Expansion: 5.43E-6 /K
Ionisation [kJ/mol]
  M-->  M+--> M2+--> M3+--> M4+--> M5+--> M6+--> M7+--> M8+--> M9+-->M10+
Thermodynamics
State Df Df CpH 298.15-H°0
[kJ/mol] [J/Kmol] [kJ/mol]
Isotopes
Mass In nature Half-life Spin m/mN NMM Decay
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