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Facts About Rutherfordium and Rubidium


Facts About Rubidium and Rutherfordium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Rutherfordium does not occur in nature as it is a synthetic element.
  • Till date Rutherfordium metal has 15 radioisotopes created synthetically.
  
  • Rubidium metal is 16th most common element found in the earth crust.
  • Rubidium metal also found in minerals as well as seawater.
  

Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Accelerated 113 to 115 MeV Neon Ions, Synthetically Produced   
Obtained from Lithium Production.   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research   
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff   

Discovery
In 1964   
In 1861   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
1 * 10-6 %   
16

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.000003 %   
17

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
19

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.01 %   
18

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
7

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
7

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