rubidium

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkbp:abundanceInEarthsCrust 90 ppm
gptkbp:allotropes none
gptkbp:appearance silvery-white
gptkbp:atomicNumber 37
gptkbp:atomicRadius 248 pm
gptkbp:atomicWeight 85.4678
gptkbp:block s-block
gptkbp:boilingPoint 688 °C
gptkbp:CASNumber 7440-17-7
gptkbp:category metal
alkali metal
gptkbp:compounds rubidium carbonate
rubidium chloride
rubidium nitrate
gptkbp:crystalSystem body-centered cubic
gptkbp:density 1.532 g/cm³
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Gustav_Kirchhoff
gptkb:Robert_Bunsen
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1861
gptkbp:electronConfiguration [Kr] 5s1
gptkbp:electronegativity 0.82 (Pauling scale)
gptkbp:firstIonizationEnergy 403 kJ/mol
gptkbp:firstIsolatedFrom 1861
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label rubidium
gptkbp:isotopes gptkb:rubidium-87
gptkb:rubidium-85
gptkbp:IUPACName gptkb:rubidium
gptkbp:magneticOrdering paramagnetic
gptkbp:meltingPoint 39.31 °C
gptkbp:molarHeatCapacity 31.06 J/(mol·K)
gptkbp:namedAfter Latin 'rubidus' (deep red)
gptkbp:naturalOccurrence primordial
gptkbp:oxidationStates +1
gptkbp:period 5
gptkbp:phaseAtSTP gptkb:stone
gptkbp:positionInPeriodicTable period 5, group 1
gptkbp:radioactive gptkb:rubidium-87
gptkbp:relatedGroup alkali metal
gptkbp:source lepidolite
pollucite
gptkbp:storage under oil or inert atmosphere
gptkbp:symbol Rb
gptkbp:thermalConductivity 58.2 W/(m·K)
gptkbp:toxicity mildly toxic
gptkbp:type highly reactive with water
gptkbp:uses gptkb:atomic_clocks
research in physics
specialty glasses
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bose–Einstein_condensate
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5