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| Overview
 |  | Name | Molybdenum |  | Symbol | Mo |  | Atomic Number | 42 |  | Atomic Weight | 95.95 |  | Density | 10.28 g/cm3 |  | Melting Point | 2623 °C |  | Boiling Point | 4639 °C |  | Thermal properties
 |  | Phase | Solid |  | Melting Point | 2623 °C |  | Boiling Point | 4639 °C |  | Absolute Melting Point | 2896 K |  | Absolute Boiling Point | 4912 K |  | Critical Pressure | N/A |  | Critical Temperature | N/A |  | Heat of Fusion | 36 kJ/mol |  | Heat of Vaporization | 600 kJ/mol |  | Specific Heat | 251 J/(kg K)[note] |  | Adiabatic Index | N/A |  | Neel Point | N/A |  | Thermal Conductivity | 139 W/(m K) |  | Thermal Expansion | 4.8×10-6 K-1 |  | Bulk physical properties
 |  | Density | 10.28 g/cm3 |  | Density (Liquid) | 9.33 g/cm3 |  | Molar Volume | 9.334×10-6 |  | Brinell Hardness | 1500 MPa |  | Mohs Hardness | 5.5 |  | Vickers Hardness | 1530 MPa |  | Bulk Modulus | 230 GPa |  | Shear Modulus | 20 GPa |  | Young Modulus | 329 GPa |  | Poisson Ratio | 0.31 |  | Refractive Index | N/A |  | Speed of Sound | 6190 m/s |  | Thermal Conductivity | 139 W/(m K) |  | Thermal Expansion | 4.8×10-6 K-1 |  | Reactivity
 |  | Valence | 6 |  | Electronegativity | 2.16 |  | ElectronAffinity | 71.9 kJ/mol |  | Ionization Energies | | 684.3, 1560, 2618, 4480, 5257, 6640.8, 12125, 13860, 15835, 17980, 20190, 22219, 26930, 29196, 52490, 55000, 61400, 67700, 74000, 80400, 87000 kJ/mol | 
 |  | Health and Safety
 |  | DOT Hazard Class |  |  | DOT Numbers | 3089 |  | RTECS Number |  |  | NFPA Label |  |  | 
| Classifications
 |  | Alternate Names | None |  | Names of Allotropes | None |  | Block | d |  | Group | 6 |  | Period | 5 |  | Series | Transition Metal |  | Electron Configuration | [Kr]5s14d5 |  | Color | Gray |  | Discovery |  |  | Gas phase | N/A |  | CAS Number | CAS7439-98-7 |  | CID Number |  |  | RTECS Number |  |  | Electrical properties
 |  | Electrical Type | Conductor |  | Electrical Conductivity | 2×107 S/m |  | Resistivity | 4.999999999997×10-8 m Ω |  | Superconducting Point | 0.915 |  | Magnetic properties
 |  | Magnetic Type | Paramagnetic |  | Curie Point | N/A |  | Mass Magnetic Susceptibility | 1.17×10-8 m3/Kg |  | Molar Magnetic Susceptibility | 1.122×10-9 m3/mol |  | Volume Magnetic Susceptibility | 0.0001203 |  | Abundances
 |  | % in Universe | 5×10-7% |  | % in Sun | 9×10-7% |  | % in Meteorites | 0.00012% |  | % in Earth's Crust | 0.00011% |  | % in Oceans | 9.9×10-7% |  | % in Humans | 0.00001% |  | Atomic dimensions and structure
 |  | Atomic Radius | 190 pm |  | Covalent Radius | 154 pm |  | Van der Waals Radius | N/A |  | Crystal Structure | Body-centered Cubic |  | Lattice Angles |  |  | Lattice Constants |  |  | Space Group Name | Im_
3m |  | Space Group Number | 229 |  | Nuclear Properties
 |  | Half-Life | Stable |  | Lifetime | Stable |  | Decay Mode | N/A |  | Quantum Numbers | 7S3 |  | Neutron Cross Section | 2.6 |  | Neutron Mass Absorption | 0.0009 |  | Known Isotopes | | 83Mo, 84Mo, 85Mo, 86Mo, 87Mo, 88Mo, 89Mo, 90Mo, 91Mo, 92Mo, 93Mo, 94Mo, 95Mo, 96Mo, 97Mo, 98Mo, 99Mo, 100Mo, 101Mo, 102Mo, 103Mo, 104Mo, 105Mo, 106Mo, 107Mo, 108Mo, 109Mo, 110Mo, 111Mo, 112Mo, 113Mo, 114Mo, 115Mo | 
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