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Barium vs Rhenium


Rhenium vs Barium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ba  
Re  

Group Number
2  
16
7  
11

Period Number
6  
6  

Block
s block  
d block  

Element Family
Alkaline Earth  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440393  
99+
7440155  
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Barium oxidizes very easily in the air.
  • All toxic compounds of Barium can easily dissolve in water.
  • Barium carbonate is used to produce a Rat poison and its other compound Barium nitrate is used in fireworks to produce green color.
  
  • Chemical properties of Rhenium are similar to Manganese.
  • Rhenium metal is created while refining Molybdenum.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele  
Masataka Ogawa  

Discovery
In 1772  
In 1908  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
17
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
18
0.00 %  
29

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
20
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.03 %  
11
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
8
0.00 %  
34

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
13
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It is sued in chemical paint manufacturing and glass manufacturing.
  • Compounds of this metal are toxic; but still the barium sulfate is insoluble and given to patients suffering from digestive disorder.
  
  • 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
Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.07 Blood/mg dm-3  
15
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
70.00 p.p.m.  
9
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
725.00 °C  
99+
3,180.00 °C  
2

Boiling Point
1,140.00 °C  
99+
5,627.00 °C  
2

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Gray  
Silvery Gray  

Luster
-  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.25  
20
7.00  
3

Brinell Hardness
130.00 MPa  
99+
1,320.00 MPa  
8

Vickers Hardness
210.00 MPa  
99+
1,350.00 MPa  
12

Speed of Sound
1,620.00 m/s  
99+
4,700.00 m/s  
19

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.47  
38
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
65.00 %  
18
70.00 %  
13

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ba  
Re  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
37  
2
33  
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.89  
99+
1.90  
12

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.68  
99+
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97  
39
1.46  
16

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.88  
99+
1.90  
13

Allen Electronegativity
0.88  
99+
1.60  
24

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.11  
4
2.10  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

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

3rd Energy Level
3,600.00 kJ/mol  
14
2,510.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

5th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
20

6th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
37

7th Energy level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
31

8th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,560.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,560.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
31

11th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
30

12th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
23

14th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
20

15th Energy Level
50,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
76,000.00 kJ/mol  
20

16th Energy Level
50,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
76,000.00 kJ/mol  
15

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

18th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
26

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.56 g/amp-hr  
24
0.99 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
2.70 eV  
99+
4.96 eV  
11

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
56  
99+
75  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d5 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
56  
99+
75  
40

Number of Neutrons
81  
99+
111  
27

Number of Electrons
56  
99+
75  
40

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
222.00 pm  
5
137.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
215.00 pm  
5
151.00 pm  
36

Van der Waals Radius
268.00 pm  
8
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
137.33 amu  
99+
186.21 amu  
36

Atomic Volume
39.24 cm3/mol  
6
8.85 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Cesium
  
Tungsten
  

Next Element
Lanthanum
  
Osmium
  

Valence Electron Potential
21.30 (-eV)  
99+
180.00 (-eV)  
3

Lattice Constant
502.80 pm  
17
276.10 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
99+
1.62  
17

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
55.00 MPa  
37
1,070.00 MPa  
3

Viscosity
0.00  
2
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
7.11 (Pa)  
6
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
40

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
4.90 GPa  
99+
178.00 GPa  
3

Bulk Modulus
9.60 GPa  
99+
370.00 GPa  
2

Young's Modulus
13.00 GPa  
99+
463.00 GPa  
2

Poisson Ratio
0.22  
31
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
3.62  
99+
21.02  
14

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
15
0.00 H/m  
8

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
26

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Superconductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
332.00 nΩ·m  
13
193.00 nΩ·m  
20

Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.05 106/cm Ω  
38

Electron Affinity
13.95 kJ/mol  
99+
14.50 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.20 J/(kg K)  
31
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
28.07 J/mol·K  
15
25.48 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
18.40 W/m·K  
99+
48.00 W/m·K  
31

Critical Temperature
1,000.00 K  
99+
3,459.00 K  
2

Thermal Expansion
20.60 µm/(m·K)  
24
6.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

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

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

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

Standard Molar Entropy
62.50 J/mol.K  
25
36.90 J/mol.K  
99+

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