Strengthens steel, cofactor in enzymes.
Molybdenum is a transition element located in period 5, group 6 of the periodic table. It has the chemical symbol Mo and atomic number 42. The electron configuration of Molybdenum is [Kr] 4d5 5s1, giving it 8 valence electron(s).
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