Facts About Rubidium and Cadmium
Interesting Facts
- Rubidium metal is 16th most common element found in the earth crust.
- Rubidium metal also found in minerals as well as seawater.
- Naturally occurring minor elements include Cadmium.
- Cadmium is released into atmosphere to control volcanic eruption and forest fires.
- It is used for electroplating of Steel for corrosion resistance.
- It can absorb neutrons and used in nuclear reactor to control atomic fission.
Sources
Obtained from Lithium Production.
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
Who Discovered
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff
Karl Samuel Leberecht Hermann and Friedrich Stromeyer
Discovery
In 1861
In 1817
Abundance In Earth's Crust