Facts About Rubidium and Fermium
Interesting Facts
- Rubidium metal is 16th most common element found in the earth crust.
- Rubidium metal also found in minerals as well as seawater.
- Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
- Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
Sources
Obtained from Lithium Production.
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons
Who Discovered
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1861
In 1952
Abundance In Earth's Crust