Facts About Gold and Rubidium
Interesting Facts
- It is found in copper ores and from the crust of the earth.
- It is the most malleable and ductile metal.
- Gold alloys are used in Dentistry as fillings, crowning, clips, etc. It is also used as an artificial limb joints.
- Rubidium metal is 16th most common element found in the earth crust.
- Rubidium metal also found in minerals as well as seawater.
Sources
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of metals
Obtained from Lithium Production.
Who Discovered
Unknown
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff
Discovery
Before 6000 BCE
In 1861
Abundance In Earth's Crust