WANTED- RUBIDIUM
For 2nd degree murder of the president of Fiji.
Suspect's description
- atomic weight is 85.47
- atomic number is 37
- it is a metal
-solid at room temp.
- burns redish but can have a dark purble flame
First arresting officers
The picture to the left is of Robert W. Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff. When they discovered discovered rubidium in 1861 in a lab in Saxony, Germany they never thought that it would turn out to do horrible things. They wrote in their notes that they knew that rubidium was different because when reflected was reflected on them they were different to any prevously known element. Bunsen and Kirchhoff went on to discover many more elements like cesium, but rubidium came back to haunt their leguacy.
Rubidium Bhor diagram- neutral atom
- protons 37
- neutrons 37
- electrons 37
'Fun' fact- There are 48 electrons in the most abundant isotope.
Rubidium in use picture
The picture to the left shows a lamp that was made with rubidium that is not usually used due to the expensive price tag.
Resources
1."Alkali Metals."Galegroup.com N.p.,2014.Web.2015
2. Miller, Ron. The Elements. Brookfield, CT: Twenty-First Century, 2004. Print
3. Fiery Explosion with Thick Black Smoke on an Airport Runway."Shutterstock. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2015.
Last seen
Rubidium was last seen in the Alkali Metals group in a vacuum cleaner to boost sucking production.
WARNING!!!!!
Rubidium is generally stable in its pure form unless you add water.
Report of first arrest
In 1861 rubidium was discovered when Gustav and Bunsen used their spectroscopy method that they developed over the previous two years. I the spectroscope there was a prism to reflect light over a burner. By adding different salts that burned different colors they knew that they burnt. When they used hydrochloroplatanic acid and potassium chloroplanite they formed rubidium.
Associates
Rubidium is highly reactive. Like most alkali metals it is reactive to water. When it comes in contact with water it makes a huge explosion as seen in the picture below. Rubidium combines with other elements to make mixtures and compounds such as rubidium hydroxide or RbOH. Also rubidium and oxygen form Rubidium perioxides or RbO2.