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For all the basics about molybdenum, check out the Visual Elements Periodic Table.
For amazing photos and facts about molybdenum, check out The Elements by Theodore Gray.
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The blades of some 14th century Japanese swords have been found to contain enough molybdenum to be considered as a type of moly steel.
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Previously we talked about a molecule with a quadruple bond between two molybdenum atoms.
Can you find molecules with single, double, and triple bonds between two atoms of the the same element?
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