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Facts About Zirconium and Rubidium


Facts About Rubidium and Zirconium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Zirconium metal can resist to weak acids.
  • Zirconium metal reacts with oxygen and nitrogen in the atmosphere.
  
  • 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 Minerals   
Obtained from Lithium Production.   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Martin Heinrich Klaproth   
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff   

Discovery
In 1789   
In 1861   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-6 %   
13
1 * 10-6 %   
16

Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %   
16
~0.000003 %   
17

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
17
0.00 %   
19

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
14
0.01 %   
18

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
23
0.00 %   
7

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
15
0.00 %   
7

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