rubidium

chemical element with symbol Rb and atomic number 37
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rubidium

Summary

rubidium is a chemical element[1]. rubidium draws 1,671 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #71 of 144).[2]

Key Facts

  • rubidium is credited with the discovery of Robert Bunsen[3].
  • rubidium is credited with the discovery of Gustav Kirchhoff[4].
  • rubidium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[5].
  • rubidium's instance of is recorded as lithophile[6].
  • red is named after rubidium[7].
  • rubidium is made of leucite[8].
  • rubidium is made of pollucite[9].
  • rubidium is made of carnallite[10].
  • rubidium is made of zinnwaldite[11].
  • rubidium is made of lepidolite[12].
  • rubidium's location of discovery is recorded as Germany[13].
  • rubidium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Rb][14].
  • rubidium's element symbol is recorded as Rb[15].
  • rubidium's chemical formula is recorded as Rb[16].
  • rubidium is a type of alkali metal[17].
  • rubidium is a type of s-block[18].
  • rubidium is part of group 1[19].
  • rubidium is part of period 5[20].
  • rubidium is part of alkali metal[21].
  • rubidium's Commons category is recorded as Rubidium[22].
  • rubidium's Unicode character is recorded as 銣[23].
  • rubidium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1861[24].
  • rubidium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rubidium[25].
  • rubidium's Commons gallery is recorded as Rubidium[26].
  • rubidium's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+37'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element[5] and lithophile[6]. Recorded subclass of include alkali metal[17] and s-block[18].

Origins

red is named after rubidium[7].

Use and Application

Part of include group 1[19], a group[28]; period 5[20], a period[29]; and alkali metal[21].

Influence

Things named for rubidium include rubicline[30], a mineral species[31].

Why It Matters

rubidium draws 1,671 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #71 of 144).[2] rubidium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] rubidium is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for rubidium include rubicline[30], a mineral species[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Atomic weights of the elements 2009 (IUPAC Technical Report). wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . cns11643.gov.tw. Retrieved . cns11643.gov.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . periodic table. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Ponor · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location of discovery Germany
    Discoverer or inventor Robert Bunsen, Gustav Kirchhoff
    Subclass of alkali metal, s-block
    Topic's main category Category:Rubidium
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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