Atomic Radii
Atomic Radius
Bohr Radius
Covalent Radius
Van der Waals
| Molybdenum | |
| Electron Configuration | 2,8,18,13,1 |
| Electron Configuration | [Kr] 4d5 5s1 |
| Electronegativity | 2.16 |
| Enthalpy of Fusion | 27.6 kJ mol-1 |
| Enthalpy of Vaporisation | 589.9 kJ mol-1 |
| Heat Capacity | 24.06 J mol-1 K-1 |
| Thermal Conductivity | 138 W m-1 K-1 |
| Thermal Expansion | 4.8 μm m-1 K-1 |
| Magnetic ordering | No data |
| Electrical resistivity | 53.4 Ω m |
| Speed of sound | 5400 m s-1 |
| Young's modulus | 329 GPa |
| Shear modulus | 5400 GPa |
| Bulk modulus | 230 GPa |
| Poisson ratio | 0.31 |
| Mohs hardness | 5.5 |
| Vickers hardness | 1530 MPa |
| Brinell hardness | 1500 MPa |
| Atomic Radii |
|
| Atomic Radius
|
145 pm |
| Bohr Radius
|
190 pm |
| Covalent Radius
|
145 pm |
| Van der Waals
|
0 pm |
| Oxidation States |
|
| Main
|
Mo+6 |
| Other
|
Mo-2, Mo0, Mo+1, Mo+2, Mo+3, Mo+4, Mo+5 |
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1)  |
|
| M - M+ |
685 |
| M+ - M2+ |
1558 |
| M2+ - M3+ |
2621 |
| M3+ - M4+ |
4480 |
| M4+ - M5+ |
5900 |
| M5+ - M6+ |
6560 |
| M6+ - M7+ |
12230 |
| M7+ - M8+ |
14800 |
| M8+ - M9+ |
16800 |
| M9+ - M10+ |
19700 |