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Facts About Rubidium and Iridium


Facts About Iridium 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.
  
  • Iridium element occurs as natural alloys of Platinum and Osmium.
  • Iridium element is known as the most corrosion resistance metal .
  

Sources
Obtained from Lithium Production.   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff   
Smithson Tennant   

Discovery
In 1861   
In 1803   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.000003 %   
17
~0.0000002 %   
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
19
0.00 %   
29

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
7
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
7
Not Available   

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