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Aluminium vs Rhenium


Rhenium vs Aluminium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Al  
Re  

Group Number
13  
5
7  
11

Period Number
3  
6  

Block
p block  
d block  

Element Family
Post-​Transition  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7429905  
99+
7440155  
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
  • Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
  • It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
  
  • Chemical properties of Rhenium are similar to Manganese.
  • Rhenium metal is created while refining Molybdenum.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Hans Christian Oersted  
Masataka Ogawa  

Discovery
In 1825  
In 1908  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.01 %  
6
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Sun
0.01 %  
5
0.00 %  
29

Abundance In Meteorites
0.91 %  
5
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
8.10 %  
1
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
6
0.00 %  
34

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
11
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Aluminum is used in a various products; for example, cans, foils, kitchen utensils, window frames, beer kegs and aero plane parts, automobile parts, etc.
  
  • Alloys of Rhenium are used as an electric contact material. It can resist withstand arc corrosion.
  • Its catalysts are used in hydrogenation of fine chemicals. Its Alloy with nickel is used to produce turbine blades.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.39 Blood/mg dm-3  
9
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
27.00 p.p.m.  
11
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
660.37 °C  
99+
3,180.00 °C  
2

Boiling Point
2,467.00 °C  
99+
5,627.00 °C  
2

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Gray  
Silvery Gray  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.75  
14
7.00  
3

Brinell Hardness
160.00 MPa  
99+
1,320.00 MPa  
8

Vickers Hardness
160.00 MPa  
99+
1,350.00 MPa  
12

Speed of Sound
5,000.00 m/s  
14
4,700.00 m/s  
19

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.61  
31
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
71.00 %  
12
70.00 %  
13

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Al  
Re  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
11  
27
33  
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.61  
23
1.90  
12

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.71  
16
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.47  
15
1.46  
16

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.83  
16
1.90  
13

Allen Electronegativity
1.61  
23
1.60  
24

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.39  
32
2.10  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
20

2nd Energy Level
1,816.70 kJ/mol  
20
1,260.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,744.80 kJ/mol  
39
2,510.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
11,577.00 kJ/mol  
3
3,640.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
14,842.00 kJ/mol  
2
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
20

6th Energy Level
18,379.00 kJ/mol  
2
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
37

7th Energy level
23,326.00 kJ/mol  
2
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
31

8th Energy Level
27,465.00 kJ/mol  
2
5,560.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
31,853.00 kJ/mol  
2
5,560.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
38,473.00 kJ/mol  
4
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
31

11th Energy Level
42,647.00 kJ/mol  
5
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
30

12th Energy Level
5,770.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,770.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
23

14th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
20

15th Energy Level
57,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
76,000.00 kJ/mol  
20

16th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
76,000.00 kJ/mol  
15

17th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
760.10 kJ/mol  
36

18th Energy Level
5,775.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
26

19th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
760.40 kJ/mol  
33

20th Energy Level
577.00 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
27

21st Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
577.00 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
21

23rd Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
18

25th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
18

26th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
18

27th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
17

28th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
23

29th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
24

30th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
18

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.34 g/amp-hr  
99+
0.99 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.28 eV  
26
4.96 eV  
11

Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
13  
99+
75  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Ne] 3s2 3p1  
[Xe] 4f14 5d5 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Aluminium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
13  
99+
75  
40

Number of Neutrons
14  
99+
111  
27

Number of Electrons
13  
99+
75  
40

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
143.00 pm  
39
137.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
121.00 pm  
99+
151.00 pm  
36

Van der Waals Radius
184.00 pm  
99+
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
26.98 amu  
99+
186.21 amu  
36

Atomic Volume
10.00 cm3/mol  
99+
8.85 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Magnesium
  
Tungsten
  

Next Element
Potassium
  
Osmium
  

Valence Electron Potential
80.70 (-eV)  
17
180.00 (-eV)  
3

Lattice Constant
404.95 pm  
25
276.10 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
34
1.62  
17

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
2.70 g/cm3  
99+
21.02 g/cm3  
12

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
2.38 g/cm3  
99+
18.90 g/cm3  
14

Tensile Strength
40.00 MPa  
99+
1,070.00 MPa  
3

Viscosity
0.00  
23
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
19
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
40

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
26.00 GPa  
36
178.00 GPa  
3

Bulk Modulus
76.00 GPa  
19
370.00 GPa  
2

Young's Modulus
70.00 GPa  
30
463.00 GPa  
2

Poisson Ratio
0.35  
9
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
2.72  
99+
21.02  
14

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
18
0.00 H/m  
8

Susceptibility
0.00  
11
0.00  
26

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
28.20 nΩ·m  
99+
193.00 nΩ·m  
20

Electrical Conductivity
0.38 106/cm Ω  
4
0.05 106/cm Ω  
38

Electron Affinity
42.50 kJ/mol  
31
14.50 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.90 J/(kg K)  
5
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
24.20 J/mol·K  
99+
25.48 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
237.00 W/m·K  
4
48.00 W/m·K  
31

Critical Temperature
933.00 K  
99+
3,459.00 K  
2

Thermal Expansion
23.10 µm/(m·K)  
18
6.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
293.70 kJ/mol  
99+
707.10 kJ/mol  
4

Enthalpy of Fusion
10.67 kJ/mol  
99+
33.05 kJ/mol  
2

Enthalpy of Atomization
322.20 kJ/mol  
99+
791.00 kJ/mol  
2

Standard Molar Entropy
28.30 J/mol.K  
99+
36.90 J/mol.K  
99+

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