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Molybdenum: physical properties

Temperatures

Melting point: 2896 [or 2623 °C (4753 °F)] K
Boiling point: 4912 [or 4639 °C (8382 °F)] K (liquid range: 2016 K
Critical temperature: no data K
Superconduction temperature: 0.915 [or -272.235 °C (-458.02 °F)] K

States at 298 K

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Electrical properties

Electrical resistivity: 5 10^-8 Ω m; or mΩ cm

Optical properties

The image above is a virtual representation of molybdenum metal calculated by Patrick Callet using the complex diectric function of the element only.

Reflectivity: 58 %
Refractive index: no data (no units)

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Molybdenum	Molybdène
Molybd�n	Molybdeen
Molibdeno	Molibdeno
Molybden	Molibdênio

Molybdenum
- Essential data: names, symbol, atomic number, and atomic weight; block, period, and group in periodic table; description; standard state; registry number; and isolation
- History: meaning of name; discovery; and history of the element
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Molybdenum around us
- Uses
- Geology: Abundance of elements in the universe; the sun; meteorites; Earth's crust; oceans; and streams
- Biology: Abundance in humans; biological role; and health hazards)
Molybdenum compounds
- Compounds: halides, oxides, sulfides, hydrides, and complexes; lattice energies; and reduction potentials
- Electronegativities: Pauling; Sanderson; Allred Rochow; Mulliken-Jaffe; and Allen
- Bond enthalpies of diatomic species
- Lattice energies
Element properties
- Physics properties: Boiling point; melting point; density; molar volume; thermal conductivity; and electrical resistivity; bulk modulus; critical temperature; superconductivity temperature; hardness (mineralogical, Brinell, and Vickers); linear expansion coefficient; Poisson's ratio; reflectivity; refractive index; rigidity modulus; Young's modulus; velocity of sound
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- Reactions of calcium: reactions of molybdenum with air; water; halogens; acids; and bases
- Crystal structure
- Thermochemistry: enthalpies of atomization, fusion, and vaporization; thermodynamic properties
Atom properties
- Electron shell properties: Electronic configuration; term symbol; electron affinity; ionization energies; and atomic spectra
- Atom sizes: atomic radius; Shannon and Pauling ionic radii; covalent radius; metallic radius; element bond length; and Van der Waals radius
- Atomic orbital properties: effective nuclear charge; electron binding energies; and valence orbital radii maxima
Nuclear properties
- Isotopes: isotope abundances; radioactive isotopes; isotope masses; nuclear spins; and nuclear magnetic moment
- NMR properties: frequencies; isotopes; magnetogyric ratios; quadrupole moments; receptivities; and relative sensitivities

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Molybdenum

Molybdenum: physical properties

Temperatures

Expansion and conduction properties

Bulk properties

Elastic properties

Hardnesses

Electrical properties

Optical properties

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