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Mo

Molybdenum

95.95

Transition Metal
Solid

Discovery

Scheele, Karl (1781)

Etymology

Greek

Meaning

Lead-like

Electron configuration

Electron configuration

Crystal structure

Crystal structure

Body-centered cubic

Physical Properties

Phase

  (at 21 °C and 101.325 kPa)

Solid

Melting point

  (at 101.325 kPa)

2617.0 °C

2890.15 K

Boiling point

  (at 101.325 kPa)

4927.0 °C

5200.15 K

Density

  (at 21 °C and 101.325 kPa)

10.22 g/cm3

Electronegativity

2.16