| Element (Atom) Name | Molybdenum |
| Symbol | Mo |
| Physical state at room temperature | Solid |
| Element Classification | Metal |
| Group Name | None |
| Period Number (Periodic table) | 5 |
| Group number (Periodic table) | 6 |
| Atomic number | 42 |
| Atomic weight | 95.95 (Ref: Jlab-ele042, Ciaaw-molybdenum, Nist-42) 95.96 (Ref: Lanl-42) |
| Atomic Radius | 209 pm (Van der Waals) (Ref: Lanl-42) |
| Density | 10.2 g/cm3 (Ref: Jlab-ele042) |
| Melting point | 2623°C (Ref: Jlab-ele042, Lanl-42) |
| Boiling point | 4639°C (Ref: Jlab-ele042, Lanl-42) |
| Electron shell configuration | 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d5 5s1 |
| Oxidation States | +6 (Ref: Jlab-ele042) 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1,[2] −1, −2, −4 (a strongly acidic oxide) (Ref: Lanl-42) |
| Ionization Energy | 7.092 eV (Ref: Jlab-ele042) 7.09243 eV (Ref: Nist-42) |
| Number of Stable Isotopes | 6 |
| InChI | InChI=1S/Mo (Ref: Pubchem-42) |
| InChI Key | ZOKXTWBITQBERF-UHFFFAOYSA-N (Ref: Pubchem-42) |
| Remarks |
REFERENCES
- Jlab-ele042: https://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele042.html
- Lanl-42: https://periodic.lanl.gov/42.shtml
- Ciaaw-molybdenum: https://www.ciaaw.org/molybdenum.htm
- Nist-42 : https://physics.nist.gov/cgi-bin/Elements/elInfo.pl?element=42
- Pubchem-42: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/element/42
- science.co.il: https://www.science.co.il/elements/
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