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Molybdenum

What is Molybdenum? The chemical element molybdenum has an atomic number of 42 and the symbol Mo, which comes from the Neo-Latin molybdenum. Due to confusion between its ores and lead ores, the term came from the Ancient Greek word Μόλυβδoς molybdos, which means lead. Although molybdenum has long been known as a mineral, Carl…