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8717 °F at 760 mmHg (NIOSH, 2024)
4639 °C
4612 °C
8717 °F
Density
10.28 (NIOSH, 2024) - Denser than water; will sink
10.2 g/cu cm
10.2 g/cm³
10.28
Physical Description
MOLYBDENUM, a chemical element, is a hard, high-melting (refractory) high-density dark gray metal or black powder. Insoluble in water. Used to make structural alloys; used as a catalyst. Molybdenum dust and fumes can irritate the eyes and respiratory tract.
Pellets or Large Crystals; Dry Powder; Other Solid
Dark gray or black powder with a metallic luster; [NIOSH]
SILVER-WHITE LUSTROUS METAL OR DARK GREY POWDER.
Dark gray or black powder with a metallic luster.
Appearance
Dark-gray or black powder with metallic luster or coherent mass of silver white color; body centered cubic structure
Very hard, but more ductile that the chemically similar element tungsten
Gray-black metal, cubic