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Facts About Rubidium and Terbium


Facts About Terbium 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.
  
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
  

Sources
Obtained from Lithium Production.   
Found in Minerals, Found with Other Rare Earth Metals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff   
Carl Gustaf Mosander   

Discovery
In 1861   
In 1842   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
5 * 10-8 %   
27

Abundance In Sun
~0.000003 %   
17
~0.00000001 %   
29

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
19
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
18
0.00 %   
40

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
7
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
7
Not Available   

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