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Facts About Potassium and Rubidium


Facts About Rubidium and Potassium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
  
  • 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   
Obtained from Lithium Production.   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff   

Discovery
In 1807   
In 1861   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %   
9
1 * 10-6 %   
16

Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %   
9
~0.000003 %   
17

Abundance In Meteorites
0.07 %   
9
0.00 %   
19

Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.50 %   
6
0.01 %   
18

Abundance In Oceans
0.04 %   
3
0.00 %   
7

Abundance In Humans
0.20 %   
2
0.00 %   
7

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