Facts About Rubidium and Einsteinium
Interesting Facts
- Rubidium metal is 16th most common element found in the earth crust.
- Rubidium metal also found in minerals as well as seawater.
- Einsteinium is the transuranic element found in US.
- Only 0.01 mg of Einsteinium was synthesized in 1961.
Sources
Obtained from Lithium Production.
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons
Who Discovered
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1861
In 1952
Abundance In Earth's Crust