A Brief History Of Molybdenum's Discovery

Although molybdenum was discovered in the late 18th century, it was already in use before its discovery, for example, in the 14th century, steel containing molybdenum was used to make sabers in Japan. in the 16th century, molybdenum pyroxene, because of its similarity in appearance and properties to lead, galena and graphite, was used as graphite, and Europeans at the time collectively referred to these ores as " molybdenite".

In 1754, the Swedish chemist BengtAnderssonQvist tested molybdenite and found that it did not contain lead, so he believed that molybdenite and galena were not the same substance.