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Facts About Rubidium and Platinum


Facts About Platinum 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.
  
  • Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
  • Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
  

Sources
Obtained from Lithium Production.   
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff   
Antonio de Ulloa   

Discovery
In 1861   
In 1735   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
5 * 10-7 %   
19

Abundance In Sun
~0.000003 %   
17
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
19
0.00 %   
25

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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