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Facts About Scandium and Rubidium


Facts About Rubidium and Scandium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  
  • Rubidium metal is 16th most common element found in the earth crust.
  • Rubidium metal also found in minerals as well as seawater.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lars Fredrik Nilson   
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff   

Discovery
In 1879   
In 1861   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-6 %   
15
1 * 10-6 %   
16

Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %   
16
~0.000003 %   
17

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
18
0.00 %   
19

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
23
0.01 %   
18

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
32
0.00 %   
7

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
7

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