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Facts About Rubidium and Thorium


Facts About Thorium 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.
  
  • Thorium metal is used as an alternate option over Uranium for nuclear fuel.
  • Thorium metals appearance (silvery white, soft) is somewhat similar to Lead metal.
  

Sources
Obtained from Lithium Production.   
Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff   
Jöns Jakob Berzelius   

Discovery
In 1861   
In 1829   

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
0.05 %   
11

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
18
0.66 %   
7

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
7
0.00 %   
15

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
7
Not Available   

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