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Rubidium chloride
(inorganic chemistry) An inorganic chloride salt of rubidium with the chemical formula RbCl.
rubidium bromide
an inorganic compound with the chemical formula .
rubidium strontium dating
Radiometric dating using rubidium isotopes.
rubidium 82
rubidium oxide
(chemistry) any oxide of rubidium, but especially the yellow solid Rb₂O; it is a strong base, reacting strongly with water to form the hydroxide and with acids to form normal salts
Rubidium standard
A rubidium standard or rubidium atomic clock is a frequency standard in which a specified hyperfine transition of electrons in rubidium-87 atoms is used to control the output frequency.
Isotopes of rubidium
Rubidium (37Rb) has 36 isotopes, with naturally occurring rubidium being composed of just two isotopes; 85Rb and the radioactive 87Rb.
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