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Facts About Rubidium and Potassium


Facts About Potassium 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.
  
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
  

Sources
Obtained from Lithium Production.   
Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff   
Humphry Davy   

Discovery
In 1861   
In 1807   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
3 * 10-4 %   
9

Abundance In Sun
~0.000003 %   
17
~0.0004 %   
9

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
19
0.07 %   
9

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
18
1.50 %   
6

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
7
0.04 %   
3

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
7
0.20 %   
2

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