rubidium

chemical element with symbol Rb and atomic number 37
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rubidium

Summary

rubidium is a chemical element[1]. rubidium draws 551 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 a type of light metal[19].
  • rubidium is part of group 1[20].
  • rubidium is part of period 5[21].
  • rubidium is part of alkali metal[22].
  • rubidium's Commons category is recorded as Rubidium[23].
  • rubidium's Unicode character is recorded as 銣[24].
  • rubidium's crystal system is recorded as body-centered cubic[25].
  • rubidium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1861[26].
  • rubidium's point group is recorded as cubic-hexoctahedral[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element[5] and lithophile[6]. Recorded subclass of include alkali metal[17], s-block[18], and light metal[19].

Origins

red is named after rubidium[7].

Use and Application

Part of include group 1[20], a group[28]; period 5[21], a period[29]; and alkali metal[22].

Influence

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

Why It Matters

rubidium draws 551 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 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . cns11643.gov.tw. Retrieved . cns11643.gov.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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. 12h ago · R1F4T · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14936 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+235'}
    Sitelink count → 152
    Wikipedia languages → ['abstract', 'af', 'am', 'an', 'anp', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'ba', 'ba
    P14937 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+220'}
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  2. 7d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 7370
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  3. 10d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 7370
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  4. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxidation state → {'amount': '+1'}, {'amount': '-1'}
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  5. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ipa transcription → ruːˈbɪdiəm
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  6. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-rub
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  7. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Standard enthalpy of formation → {'unit': 'Q752197', 'amount': '+80.9'}, {'unit': 'Q752197', 'amount': '+2.18'}
    Has characteristic → paramagnetism
    Ionization energy → {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+4.1771281'}, {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+27.28954'}
    Linear thermal expansion coefficient → {'unit': 'Q56025776', 'amount': '+85.6'}
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  8. 28d ago · Baum64 · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point group → cubic-hexoctahedral
    Standard enthalpy of formation → {'unit': 'Q752197', 'amount': '+80.9'}, {'unit': 'Q752197', 'amount': '+2.18'}
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  9. 5w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → alkali metal, s-block, light metal
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  10. 5w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Babelnet id → 00006867n
    Interlingual index id → i113997
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151078526
    Electrical resistivity → {'unit': 'Q1441459', 'amount': '+0.000000128'}
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  11. 6w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Electrical conductivity → {'unit': 'Q80842107', 'amount': '+7520000.0'}
    Melting point → {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+312.46'}
    Crystal system → body-centered cubic
    Thermal conductivity → {'unit': 'Q1463969', 'amount': '+58.0'}
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9824]]: 9011008, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269026|batch #269026]]"
  12. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4bMmpc
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  13. 20w 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, light metal
    Topic's main category → Category:Rubidium
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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