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Facts About Rubidium and Niobium


Facts About Niobium 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.
  
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  

Sources
Obtained from Lithium Production.   
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff   
Charles Hatchett   

Discovery
In 1861   
In 1801   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.000003 %   
17
~0.0000004 %   
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
19
0.00 %   
35

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
18
0.00 %   
25

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
7
0.00 %   
34

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
7
Not Available   

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