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13141516172HeHelium
23LiLithium4BeBeryllium5BBoron6CCarbon7NNitrogen8OOxygen9FFluorine10NeNeon
311NaSodium12MgMagnesium345678910111213AlAluminum14SiSilicon15PPhosphorus16SSulfur17ClChlorine18ArArgon
419KPotassium20CaCalcium21ScScandium22TiTitanium23VVanadium24CrChromium25MnManganese26FeIron27CoCobalt28NiNickel29CuCopper30ZnZinc31GaGallium32GeGermanium33AsArsenic34SeSelenium35BrBromine36KrKrypton
537RbRubidium38SrStrontium39YYttrium40ZrZirconium41NbNiobium42MoMolybdenum43TcTechnetium44RuRuthenium45RhRhodium46PdPalladium47AgSilver48CdCadmium49InIndium50SnTin51SbAntimony52TeTellurium53IIodine54XeXenon
655CsCaesium56BaBarium57-71
La-Lu
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787FrFrancium88RaRadium89-103
Ac-Lr
104RfRutherfordium105DbDubnium106SgSeaborgium107BhBohrium108HsHassium109MtMeitnerium110DsDarmstadtium111RgRoentgenium112CnCopernicium113NhNihonium114FlFlerovium115McMoscovium116LvLivermorium117TsTennessine118OgOganesson
8119UueUnunennium120UbnUnbinilium121-126
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Rubidium
Rb37
85.4676635933375 (g/mol)
Alkali metals
Overview
  • Latin name:
    Rubidium
  • English name:
    Rubidium
  • Year discovered:
    1861
  • Discovered by:
    Robert Wilhelm Bunsen, Gustav Robert Kirchhoff
  • Country of Discovery:
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  • Cost per 100 grams:
    390 USD
  • CAS Number:
    CAS7440-17-7
  • Electron shell:
    K2-L8-M18-N8-O1-P0-Q0-R0
          Electrons:
          37
          Protons:
          37
          Neutrons:
          48
          Note

          Rubidium is a chemical element with symbol Rb and atomic number 37. Rubidium is a soft, silvery-white metallic element of the alkali metal group, with an atomic mass of 85.4678. Elemental rubidium is highly reactive, with properties similar to those of other alkali metals, such as very rapid oxidation in air.

          Properties
          • Atomic number:
            37
          • Atomic weight (Relative atomic mass):
            85.4676635933375 (g/mol)
          • Density:
            1.532 (g/cm³)
          • Melting point:
            39.3°C = 102.74°F = 312.45K
          • Boiling point:
            688.0°C = 1270.40°F = 961.15K
          • Valence electrons:
            1
          • Period:
            5
          • Group:
            IA
          • Block:
            s - block
          • Emission spectrum:
          Thermodynamic properties
          • Phase:
            Solid
          • Fusion heat:
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          • Specific heat:
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          • Thermal expansion:
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          Atomic properties
          • Electron configuration:
            [Kr] 5s1 = 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 5s1
          • Oxidation states:
            • -
            • -1
            • -
            • -
            • -
            • -
            • +1
            • -
            • -
            • -
            • -
            • -
            • -
            • -
            • -
          • Ion charge:
            Rb1+
          • The ionization potential of an atom:
            4.177 (eV)
          • Atomic radius:
            265 (pm)
          • Covalent radius:
            215 (pm)
          • Van der Waals radius:
            303 (pm)
          Electromagnetic properties
          • Electrical conductivity:
            7812500.0 (S/m)
          • Electrical type:
            Conductor
          • Magnetic type:
            ----
          • Volume magnetic susceptibility:
            0.00000398
          • Mass magnetic susceptibility:
            2.6 ⋅ 10-9
          • Molar magnetic susceptibility:
            2.22 ⋅ 10-10 (m³/mol)
          • Resistivity:
            1.28 ⋅ 10-7 (Ω · m)
          • Superconducting point:
            ----
          Grid parameters
          • Crystal structure:
            Body-centered cubic
          • Grid parameters:
            5.710 Å
          • Attitude:
            ----
          • Debye temperature:
            -217.15°C = -358.87°F = 56K
          Additional information
          • Colour:
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          • CAS Number:
            CAS7440-17-7
          • CID Number:
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          • Brinell hardness:
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          • Vickers hardness:
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          • Bulk modulus:
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          • Young's modulus:
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          Reactivity
          • Electronegativity:
            0.82
          • Valence electrons:
            1
          • Electron affinity:
            46.884 kJ/mole
          Nuclear properties
          • Radioactive:
            No
          • Half life:
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          • Lifetime:
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          • Neutron cross section, barn:
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          • Fire hazard:
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          • Reactivity:
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          Prevalence
          • Universe contains "Rubidium" at the rate of
            1 ⋅ 10-6%
          • Sun contains "Rubidium" at the rate of
            3 ⋅ 10-4%
          • Oceans contain "Rubidium" at the rate of
            1.2 ⋅ 10-5%
          • Human body contains "Rubidium" at the rate of
            0.0009702378302%
          • The Earth's crust consists of "Rubidium" at the rate of
            0.009%
          • Meteorites consist of "Rubidium" at the rate of
            3.2 ⋅ 10-4%