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Cesium vs Rhenium


Rhenium vs Cesium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cs  
Re  

Group Number
1  
17
7  
11

Period Number
6  
6  

Block
s block  
d block  

Element Family
Alkali  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440462  
40
7440155  
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
229.00  
1
194.00  
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
Not Available  
  • 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
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff  
Masataka Ogawa  

Discovery
In 1860  
In 1908  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
8 * 10-8 %  
24
2 * 10-8 %  
29

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000008 %  
20
~0.00000001 %  
29

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
38
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
35
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
17
0.00 %  
34

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
17
Not Available  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • The most common use of cesium metal is as a drilling fluid. It is also used in optical glass manufacturing.
  • In vacuum tubes and radiation monitor equipment this metal is used as a catalyst promoter.
  
  • 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, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
NA  
NA  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Mildly Toxic  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
28
Not Available  

In Bone
0.05 p.p.m.  
26
Not Available  

Physical Properties

Melting Point
28.50 °C  
99+
3,180.00 °C  
2

Boiling Point
678.40 °C  
99+
5,627.00 °C  
2

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Gold  
Silvery Gray  

Luster
NA  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.20  
25
7.00  
3

Brinell Hardness
0.14 MPa  
99+
1,320.00 MPa  
8

Vickers Hardness
Not Available  
1,350.00 MPa  
7

Speed of Sound
Not Available  
4,700.00 m/s  
15

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
Not Available  
Not Available  

β Allotropes
Not Available  
Not Available  

γ Allotropes
Not Available  
Not Available  

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Cs  
Re  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
36  
3
33  
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.79  
99+
1.90  
11

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.22  
33
Not Available  

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86  
99+
1.46  
15

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.62  
26
Not Available  

Allen Electronegativity
0.66  
99+
1.60  
21

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.21  
2
2.10  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
2,234.30 kJ/mol  
8
1,260.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,400.00 kJ/mol  
16
2,510.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
Not Available  
3,640.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
4.96 g/amp-hr  
3
0.99 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
2.14 eV  
99+
4.96 eV  
7

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
55  
99+
75  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s1  
[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
55  
99+
75  
40

Number of Neutrons
78  
99+
111  
26

Number of Electrons
55  
99+
75  
40

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
265.00 pm  
1
137.00 pm  
40

Covalent Radius
244.00 pm  
2
151.00 pm  
34

Van der Waals Radius
343.00 pm  
2
200.00 pm  
28

Atomic Weight
132.91 amu  
99+
186.21 amu  
36

Atomic Volume
71.07 cm3/mol  
1
8.85 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

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Tin
  
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Barium
  
Osmium
  

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

Lattice Constant
614.10 pm  
5
276.10 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
1.62  
3

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

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

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.84 g/cm3  
99+
18.90 g/cm3  
4

Tensile Strength
Not Available  
1,070.00 MPa  
3

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available  
0.00 (Pa)  
29

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available  
178.00 GPa  
3

Bulk Modulus
1.60 GPa  
99+
370.00 GPa  
2

Young's Modulus
1.70 GPa  
99+
463.00 GPa  
2

Poisson Ratio
Not Available  
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
1.87  
99+
21.02  
5

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Semiconductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
205.00 nΩ·m  
17
193.00 nΩ·m  
20

Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω  
35
0.05 106/cm Ω  
33

Electron Affinity
45.50 kJ/mol  
25
14.50 kJ/mol  
35

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)  
23
0.13 J/(kg K)  
39

Molar Heat Capacity
32.21 J/mol·K  
4
25.48 J/mol·K  
38

Thermal Conductivity
35.90 W/m·K  
36
48.00 W/m·K  
31

Critical Temperature
1,938.00 K  
5
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
97.00 µm/(m·K)  
1
6.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
65.90 kJ/mol  
99+
707.10 kJ/mol  
3

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

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

Standard Molar Entropy
85.20 J/mol.K  
3
36.90 J/mol.K  
99+

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