1861 AD discovered
German chemists Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff discovered rubidium in 1861 by the newly developed technique, flame spectroscopy. The name comes from the Latin word rubidus, meaning deep red, the color of its emission spectrum. Rubidium's compounds have various chemical and electronic applications
Subjects Who or What discovered?
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Gustav Kirchhoff (Gustav Robert Kirchhoff) German physicist famous ... -
Robert Bunsen German chemist. He inves...
Objects To Whom or What was discovered?
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Rubidium (Rb) Very soft, silvery-white...
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