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Rb


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Rb, 37
rubidium (English)
rubidium, m. (French)
Rubidium, n. (German)
rubidij (Russian)
rubidium (Swedish)


Symbol, numberRb, 37 (alkali metal), Group: 1; 1A
Weight85.4678
In Nature
Discovered1861, by Robert Bunsen and G.R. Kirchhoff (Germany)
Density  [kg/m3]1532 [293 K] (solid)   1475 [312 K] (liquid)   
Molar volume55.79 cm3
Melting Temperature312.2 K   (39.2 °C)   Enthalpy: 69.2 kJ/mol
Boiling Temperature961 K   (688 °C)   Enthalpy: 2.20 kJ/mol
Electrical resistance12.5E-8 [293 K] Wm
ThermalConductivity: 58.2 [300 K] W/Km     Expansion: 90E-6 /K
Configuration1s2 2s2p6 3s2p6d10 4s2p6 5s1
Ionisation [kJ/mol]
  M-->  M+--> M2+--> M3+--> M4+--> M5+--> M6+--> M7+--> M8+--> M9+-->M10+
Thermodynamics
State Df Df CpH 298.15-H°0
[kJ/mol] [J/Kmol] [kJ/mol]
Isotopes
Mass In nature Half-life Spin m/mN NMM Decay
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