James+Grinlinton-Masc

James Grinlinton Masc

Rubidium, RB, 37. Is a silvery white metallic element of the alkali group. Though this element is interesting but does not have any association with living organisms.

Atomic weight 85.4678. Discovered by Bunson and Kurchoff in 1861. Found in the mineral lepidolite by use of the spectroscope.

Rubidium (RB, Atomic No# 37) is a sivery white element witrh an Atomic mass no. of 35,4678 amu. It has a melting point of 38.89 °C and a boiling point of 688.0 °C. Protons/electrons = 37, neutrons = 48, classification =alkali metals, crystal structure = cubic, density 1.532 g/cm3. Name Origin Rubidius = red.