Facts About Rubidium and Cobalt
Interesting Facts
- Rubidium metal is 16th most common element found in the earth crust.
- Rubidium metal also found in minerals as well as seawater.
- The main source of Cobalt is as a by-product of copper and nickel metal mining.
- Cobalt metal can be obtained from other elements like Oxygen, Sulfur and Arsenic.
- It s also used in electroplating process as it exhibits anti cession properties.
Sources
Obtained from Lithium Production.
Found in Compounds, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff
Georg Brandt
Discovery
In 1861
In 1732
Abundance In Earth's Crust