Definition of Rubidium. Meaning of Rubidium. Synonyms of Rubidium

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Definition of Rubidium

Rubidium
Rubidium Ru*bid"i*um, n. [NL., fr. L. rubidus red, fr. rubere to be red. So called from two dark red spectroscopic lines by means of which it was discovered in the lepidolite from Rozena, Moravia. See Rubicund.] (Chem.) A rare metallic element. It occurs quite widely, but in small quantities, and always combined. It is isolated as a soft yellowish white metal, analogous to potassium in most of its properties. Symbol Rb. Atomic weight, 85.2.

Meaning of Rubidium from wikipedia

- Rubidium is a chemical element; it has symbol Rb and atomic number 37. It is a very soft, whitish-grey solid in the alkali metal group, similar to pot****ium...
- Rubidium (37Rb) has 36 isotopes, with naturally occurring rubidium being composed of just two isotopes; 85Rb (72.2%) and the radioactive 87Rb (27.8%)....
- Rubidium bromide is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula RbBr. It is a salt of hydrogen bromide. It consists of bromide anions Br− and rubidium...
- A rubidium standard or rubidium atomic clock is a frequency standard in which a specified hyperfine transition of electrons in rubidium-87 atoms is used...
- Rubidium hydroxide is the inorganic compound with the formula RbOH. It consists of rubidium cations and an equal number of hydroxide anions. It is a colorless...
- Rubidium hexafluorotitanate is an inorganic compound of rubidium, fluorine, and titanium with the chemical formula Rb2TiF6. Rubidium hexafluorotitanate...
- Rubidium carbonate, Rb2CO3, is a convenient compound of rubidium; it is stable, not particularly reactive, and readily soluble in water, and is the form...
- Rubidium chloride is the chemical compound with the formula RbCl. This alkali metal halide salt is composed of rubidium and chlorine, and finds diverse...
- Rubidium sulfate is a sulfate of rubidium. The molecular formula of the compound is Rb2SO4. The molecular weight of this compound is 266.999 g/mol. An...
- consist of the chemical elements lithium (Li), sodium (Na), pot****ium (K), rubidium (Rb), caesium (Cs), and francium (Fr). Together with hydrogen they constitute...