Rubidium carbonate, Rb₂CO₃, is a convenient compound of rubidium

Rubidium

Rubidium is a chemical element with the symbol Rb and atomic number 37. Rubidium is a soft, silvery-white metallic element of the alkali metal group. Its atomic mass is 85.4678. Elemental rubidium is highly reactive, with properties similar to those of other elements in group 1, such as very rapid...

; it is stable, not particularly reactive, and readily soluble in water, and is the form in which rubidium is usually sold.

Uses

It is used in some kinds of glass-making by enhancing stability and durability as well as reducing its conductivity. It is also used as a part of a catalyst for preparing short-chain alcohols from feed gas.