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Facts About Indium and Rubidium


Facts About Rubidium and Indium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
  • Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
  
  • Rubidium metal is 16th most common element found in the earth crust.
  • Rubidium metal also found in minerals as well as seawater.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals   
Obtained from Lithium Production.   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter   
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff   

Discovery
In 1863   
In 1861   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-8 %   
28
1 * 10-6 %   
16

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %   
23
~0.000003 %   
17

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
19

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.01 %   
18

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
7

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
7

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