Template:Infobox molybdenum

Molybdenum, 42Mo
Molybdenum
Pronunciation/məˈlɪbdənəm/ (mə-LIB-də-nəm)
Appearancegray metallic
Standard atomic weight Ar°(Mo)
Molybdenum in the periodic table
Hydrogen Helium
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niobiummolybdenumtechnetium
Atomic number (Z)42
Groupgroup 6
Periodperiod 5
Block  d-block
Electron configuration[Kr] 4d5 5s1
Electrons per shell2, 8, 18, 13, 1
Physical properties
Phase at STPsolid
Melting point2896 K ​(2623 °C, ​4753 °F)
Boiling point4912 K ​(4639 °C, ​8382 °F)
Density (at 20° C)10.223 g/cm3[3]
when liquid (at m.p.)9.33 g/cm3
Heat of fusion37.48 kJ/mol
Heat of vaporization598 kJ/mol
Molar heat capacity24.06 J/(mol·K)
Vapor pressure
P (Pa) 1 10 100 1 k 10 k 100 k
at T (K) 2742 2994 3312 3707 4212 4879
Atomic properties
Oxidation statescommon: 4, 6
−4,[4] −2,[5] −1,[5] 0,[6] 1,[5] 2,[5] 3,[5] 5[5]
ElectronegativityPauling scale: 2.16
Ionization energies
  • 1st: 684.3 kJ/mol
  • 2nd: 1560 kJ/mol
  • 3rd: 2618 kJ/mol
Atomic radiusempirical: 139 pm
Covalent radius154±5 pm
Color lines in a spectral range
Spectral lines of molybdenum
Other properties
Natural occurrenceprimordial
Crystal structurebody-centered cubic (bcc) (cI2)
Lattice constant
Body-centered cubic crystal structure for molybdenum
a = 314.71 pm (at 20 °C)[3]
Thermal expansion5.10×10−6/K (at 20 °C)[3]
Thermal conductivity138 W/(m⋅K)
Thermal diffusivity54.3 mm2/s (at 300 K)[7]
Electrical resistivity53.4 nΩ⋅m (at 20 °C)
Magnetic orderingparamagnetic[8]
Molar magnetic susceptibility 89.0×10−6 cm3/mol (298 K)[9]
Young's modulus329 GPa
Shear modulus126 GPa
Bulk modulus230 GPa
Speed of sound thin rod5400 m/s (at r.t.)
Poisson ratio0.31
Mohs hardness5.5
Vickers hardness1400–2740 MPa
Brinell hardness1370–2500 MPa
CAS Number7439-98-7
History
DiscoveryCarl Wilhelm Scheele (1778)
First isolationPeter Jacob Hjelm (1781)
Isotopes of molybdenum
Main isotopes[10] Decay
abun­dance half-life (t1/2) mode pro­duct
92Mo 14.7% stable
93Mo synth 4839 y[11] ε 93Nb
94Mo 9.19% stable
95Mo 15.9% stable
96Mo 16.7% stable
97Mo 9.58% stable
98Mo 24.3% stable
99Mo synth 65.94 h β 99mTc
γ
100Mo 9.74% 7.07×1018 y[10] ββ 100Ru
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Mo · Molybdenum
Nb ←

ibox Nb

iso
42
Mo  [e]
IB-Mo [e]
IBisos [e]
⊟ Tc

ibox Tc

indexes by PT (page)
child table, as reused in {IB-Mo}
Main isotopes of molybdenum
Main isotopes[10] Decay
abun­dance half-life (t1/2) mode pro­duct
92Mo 14.7% stable
93Mo synth 4839 y[11] ε 93Nb
94Mo 9.19% stable
95Mo 15.9% stable
96Mo 16.7% stable
97Mo 9.58% stable
98Mo 24.3% stable
99Mo synth 65.94 h β 99mTc
γ
100Mo 9.74% 7.07×1018 y[10] ββ 100Ru
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Standard atomic weight
  most stable isotope
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See also {{Index of data sets}} · Cat:data sets (46) · (this table: )

References

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  2. ^ Prohaska, Thomas; Irrgeher, Johanna; Benefield, Jacqueline; Böhlke, John K.; Chesson, Lesley A.; Coplen, Tyler B.; Ding, Tiping; Dunn, Philip J. H.; Gröning, Manfred; Holden, Norman E.; Meijer, Harro A. J. (2022-05-04). "Standard atomic weights of the elements 2021 (IUPAC Technical Report)". Pure and Applied Chemistry. doi:10.1515/pac-2019-0603. ISSN 1365-3075.
  3. ^ a b c Arblaster, John W. (2018). Selected Values of the Crystallographic Properties of Elements. Materials Park, Ohio: ASM International. ISBN 978-1-62708-155-9.
  4. ^ Mo(–4) occurs in Na4Mo(CO)4; see John E. Ellis (2003). "Metal Carbonyl Anions:  from [Fe(CO)4]2- to [Hf(CO)6]2- and Beyond†". Organometallics. 22 (17): 3322–3338. doi:10.1021/om030105l.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.
  6. ^ Mo(0) occurs in molybdenum hexacarbonyl; see John E. Ellis (2003). "Metal Carbonyl Anions:  from [Fe(CO)4]2- to [Hf(CO)6]2- and Beyond†". Organometallics. 22 (17): 3322–3338. doi:10.1021/om030105l.
  7. ^ Lindemann, A.; Blumm, J. (2009). Measurement of the Thermophysical Properties of Pure Molybdenum. Vol. 3. 17th Plansee Seminar.
  8. ^ Lide, D. R., ed. (2005). "Magnetic susceptibility of the elements and inorganic compounds". CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (PDF) (86th ed.). Boca Raton (FL): CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0486-5.
  9. ^ Weast, Robert (1984). CRC, Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. Boca Raton, Florida: Chemical Rubber Company Publishing. pp. E110. ISBN 0-8493-0464-4.
  10. ^ a b c d Kondev, F. G.; Wang, M.; Huang, W. J.; Naimi, S.; Audi, G. (2021). "The NUBASE2020 evaluation of nuclear properties" (PDF). Chinese Physics C. 45 (3): 030001. doi:10.1088/1674-1137/abddae.
  11. ^ a b Kajan, I.; Heinitz, S.; Kossert, K.; Sprung, P.; Dressler, R.; Schumann, D. (2021-10-05). "First direct determination of the 93Mo half-life". Scientific Reports. 11 (1). doi:10.1038/s41598-021-99253-5. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 8492754. PMID 34611245.