Symbol
Bi
  
Rb
  
Period Number
6
  
5
  
Block
p block
  
s block
  
Element Family
Post-Transition
  
Alkali
  
Space Group Name
C12/m1
  
Im_ 3m
  
Interesting Facts
- Bismuth metal is soluble and reacts with concentrated nitric acid.
- It oxides are used as a yellow pigment in paint. Bismuth chloride oxide BiClO gives a pearly texture to cosmetics.
  
- Rubidium metal is 16th most common element found in the earth crust.
- Rubidium metal also found in minerals as well as seawater.
  
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
  
Obtained from Lithium Production.
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Claude François Geoffroy
  
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff
  
Discovery
In 1753
  
In 1861
  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Sun
~0.000006 %
  
14
~0.000003 %
  
17
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Humans
Not Available
  
Uses & Benefits
- Tin and bismuth alloys have a very low melting point and hence it is used in fire detector and the fire extinguishers. It also used in electric solders and fuses.
  
- Rubidium's main application is in the glass manufacturing.
- Rubidium can very easily get ionized and hence it is used for ion engines, but it is still less efficient than that of Caesium.
  
Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
NA
  
Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
  
NA
  
Other Uses
Alloys
  
Alloys, Research Purposes
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Low Toxic
  
Non Toxic
  
Present in Human Body
Yes
  
Yes
  
In Blood
0.02 Blood/mg dm-3
  
20
2.49 Blood/mg dm-3
  
7
In Bone
0.20 p.p.m.
  
22
5.00 p.p.m.
  
13
Boiling Point
1,560.00 °C
  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid
  
Solid
  
Color
Silver
  
Grayish White
  
Luster
Metallic
  
NA
  
Hardness
  
  
Speed of Sound
1,790.00 m/s
  
99+
1,300.00 m/s
  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Bi
  
Rb
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
703.00 kJ/mol
  
35
403.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,610.00 kJ/mol
  
33
2,633.00 kJ/mol
  
6
3rd Energy Level
2,466.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
3,860.00 kJ/mol
  
11
4th Energy Level
4,370.00 kJ/mol
  
28
5,080.00 kJ/mol
  
18
5th Energy Level
5,400.00 kJ/mol
  
30
6,850.00 kJ/mol
  
19
6th Energy Level
8,520.00 kJ/mol
  
19
8,140.00 kJ/mol
  
20
7th Energy level
Not Available
  
9,570.00 kJ/mol
  
20
8th Energy Level
Not Available
  
13,120.00 kJ/mol
  
17
9th Energy Level
Not Available
  
14,500.00 kJ/mol
  
18
10th Energy Level
Not Available
  
26,740.00 kJ/mol
  
6
Electrochemical Equivalent
2.60 g/amp-hr
  
19
3.19 g/amp-hr
  
14
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
  
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
  
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p3
  
[Kr] 5s1
  
Crystal Structure
Rhombohedral (RHO)
  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
  
Crystal Lattice
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Bismuth.jpg#100
  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
  
Atom
  
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Volume
21.30 cm3/mol
  
14
55.90 cm3/mol
  
2
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Valence Electron Potential
41.90 (-eV)
  
99+
9.47 (-eV)
  
99+
Lattice Angles
NA
  
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
1.53 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.05 g/cm3
  
18
1.46 g/cm3
  
99+
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
Not Available
  
Poisson Ratio
Not Available
  
Other Mechanical Properties
NA
  
Ductile
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
  
Paramagnetic
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Semiconductor
  
Conductor
  
Resistivity
128.00 nΩ·m
  
26
Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω
  
99+
0.08 106/cm Ω
  
24
Electron Affinity
91.20 kJ/mol
  
11
46.90 kJ/mol
  
24
Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)
  
40
0.36 J/(kg K)
  
17
Molar Heat Capacity
25.52 J/mol·K
  
37
31.06 J/mol·K
  
5
Thermal Conductivity
7.97 W/m·K
  
99+
58.20 W/m·K
  
26
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Thermal Expansion
13.40 µm/(m·K)
  
28
90.00 µm/(m·K)
  
2
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
151.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
69.20 kJ/mol
  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
10.90 kJ/mol
  
33
2.19 kJ/mol
  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
207.10 kJ/mol
  
99+
82.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
56.70 J/mol.K
  
24
76.80 J/mol.K
  
5