Mo

Molybdenum

Atomic Number 42 · Metal rod/piece

A high-melting-point metal essential in steel alloys. Also a trace element needed by living organisms.

Atomic Mass

95.95 u

Category

Transition Metal

Phase (STP)

Solid

Density

10.22 g/cm³

Melting Point

2623 °C

Boiling Point

4639 °C

Electronegativity

2.16 (Pauling)

Atomic Radius

145 pm

Electron Configuration

[Kr] 4d5 5s1

Discovered

1781 — Carl Wilhelm Scheele

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