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Also Known As Rb

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Line graph showing the first ionization energies of the elements as a function of atomic number, with peaks at noble gases like helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon, and labeled elements at key points.
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Robert Bunsen
Robert Bunsen
German chemist
Kirchhoff, Gustav
Gustav Kirchhoff
German physicist

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