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RUBIDIO [1 record]

Record 1 - external organization data 2010-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Geochemistry
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A soft, silvery-white, metallic element in group I (the alkali group) of the periodic system ... closely resembling potassium in general properties.

OBS

The element is widely distributed in small quantities in nature.

OBS

rubidium: term adopted by Environment Canada; used in the list of pollutants measured in the National Air Pollution Surveillance Network (NAPS).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Géochimie
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Métal alcalin blanc, très réducteur, qui se trouve surtout dans les feldspaths et les micas des pegmatites.

OBS

Le rubidium est aussi abondant que le chlore, mais il est fortement dispersé dans la nature; il apparaît dans les minéraux de potassium mais en très faible teneur.

OBS

Élément de numéro atomique 37, masse atomique 85,48. Symbole : Rb.

OBS

rubidium : terme retenu par Environnement Canada; utilisé dans la liste des polluants mesurés par le Réseau national de surveillance de la pollution atmosphérique (RNSPA).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Geoquímica
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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