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Atomic Number: 37
Rb
Rb

Rubidium

85.4680 u

Category

alkali metal

State at Room Temperature

solid

Electron Configuration

1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s¹

Valence Electrons

1

Lewis Dot:

Electronegativity

0.82

Pauling scale

Oxidation States

+1

Melting Point

312.45 K

39.30°C

Boiling Point

961 K

687.85°C

Density

1.532

g/cm³

Position in Table

Group 1Period 5s-block

Discovery

Historical Information

Discovered byRobert Bunsen, Gustav Kirchhoff
Year1861

Common Uses

Applications & Industries

Atomic clocks, photocells, vacuum tubes, research

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