Home

Transition Metals + -

Actinide Metals + -

Lanthanide Metals + -

Post-Transition Metals + -

Alkaline Earth Metals + -

Compare Metals


Facts About Rubidium and Curium


Facts About Curium and Rubidium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Rubidium metal is 16th most common element found in the earth crust.
  • Rubidium metal also found in minerals as well as seawater.
  
  • Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
  • Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
  

Sources
Obtained from Lithium Production.   
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff   
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso   

Discovery
In 1861   
In 1944   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.000003 %   
17
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
19
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
18
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
7
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
7
Not Available   

Uses >>
<< Periodic Table

Compare All Metals

All Metals

All Metals


Compare All Metals