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Facts About Terbium and Rubidium


Facts About Rubidium and Terbium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
  
  • 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, Found with Other Rare Earth Metals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Obtained from Lithium Production.   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander   
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff   

Discovery
In 1842   
In 1861   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %   
29
~0.000003 %   
17

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
19

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
7

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
7

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