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Used to make special glasses, photocell components and a getter in vacuum tubes. Due to the Rb-87 isotope's slight radioactivity, it's also been used to locate brain tumors.
Rubidium 82 is used to enhance the images taken of the heart (myocardial perfusion) during PET/CT scans. It is typically used for overweight patients because Rb 82 emits to 511 keV photons while...
why not try it out yourself? buy some rubidium make sure its air tight and dry then release it at a safe distance into water. no but seriously, its used for ion engines and in the formation of a...
Rubidium chloride (RbCl) is probably the most used rubidium compound; it is used in biochemistry to induce cells to take up DNA, and as a biomarker since it is readily taken up to replace potassium,...