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Facts About Rubidium and Indium


Facts About Indium 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.
  
  • Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
  • Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
  

Sources
Obtained from Lithium Production.   
Mining, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff   
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter   

Discovery
In 1861   
In 1863   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
3 * 10-8 %   
28

Abundance In Sun
~0.000003 %   
17
~0.0000004 %   
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
19
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
18
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
7
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
7
Not Available   

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