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Copernicium vs Rhenium


Rhenium vs Copernicium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cn  
Re  

Group Number
12  
6
7  
11

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
54084263  
7
7440155  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
187.00  
8
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
Copernicium was first synthesized in 1996 by a German research team.  
  • Chemical properties of Rhenium are similar to Manganese.
  • Rhenium metal is created while refining Molybdenum.
  

Sources
Synthetically Produced  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  
Masataka Ogawa  

Discovery
In 1996  
In 1908  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
39
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
29

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

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

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
34

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Copernicium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • 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, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

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

Physical

Melting Point
-  
3,180.00 °C  
2

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
5,627.00 °C  
2

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Silvery Gray  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.00  
11
7.00  
3

Brinell Hardness
240.00 MPa  
99+
1,320.00 MPa  
8

Vickers Hardness
3,570.00 MPa  
2
1,350.00 MPa  
12

Speed of Sound
3,570.00 m/s  
30
4,700.00 m/s  
19

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.90  
18
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
45.00 %  
32
70.00 %  
13

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Cn  
Re  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
1  
34
33  
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90  
12
1.90  
12

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.90  
1
1.46  
16

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.90  
13

Allen Electronegativity
1.90  
8
1.60  
24

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
2.10  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
1,154.90 kJ/mol  
2
760.00 kJ/mol  
20

2nd Energy Level
2,170.00 kJ/mol  
9
1,260.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
4,245.40 kJ/mol  
9
2,510.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
5,499.70 kJ/mol  
23
3,640.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
3,570.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
20

6th Energy Level
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
37

7th Energy level
3,570.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
31

8th Energy Level
4,480.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,560.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,850.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,560.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
4,480.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
31

11th Energy Level
3,570.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
30

12th Energy Level
35,700.00 kJ/mol  
26
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
4,480.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
23

14th Energy Level
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
20

15th Energy Level
35,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
76,000.00 kJ/mol  
20

16th Energy Level
35,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
76,000.00 kJ/mol  
15

17th Energy Level
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
16
760.10 kJ/mol  
36

18th Energy Level
3,570.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
26

19th Energy Level
1,157.60 kJ/mol  
14
760.40 kJ/mol  
33

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

21st Energy Level
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
28
760.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

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

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

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

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

28th Energy Level
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
2
760.00 kJ/mol  
23

29th Energy Level
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
3
760.00 kJ/mol  
24

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
0.99 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.96 eV  
11

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
112  
6
75  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d5 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
112  
6
75  
40

Number of Neutrons
285  
1
111  
27

Number of Electrons
112  
6
75  
40

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
147.00 pm  
36
137.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
122.00 pm  
99+
151.00 pm  
36

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
285.00 amu  
5
186.21 amu  
36

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Tungsten
  

Next Element
Nihonium
  
Osmium
  

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

Lattice Constant
-  
276.10 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
36
1.62  
17

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
23.70 g/cm3  
7
21.02 g/cm3  
12

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
23.70 g/cm3  
8
18.90 g/cm3  
14

Tensile Strength
0.10 MPa  
99+
1,070.00 MPa  
3

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
31.00 GPa  
25
178.00 GPa  
3

Bulk Modulus
35.00 GPa  
99+
370.00 GPa  
2

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
463.00 GPa  
2

Poisson Ratio
0.35  
9
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
23.70  
9
21.02  
14

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
8

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
26

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.05 106/cm Ω  
38

Electron Affinity
-  
14.50 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

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

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

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
3,459.00 K  
2

Thermal Expansion
13.80 µm/(m·K)  
31
6.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
357.20 kJ/mol  
31
707.10 kJ/mol  
4

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
33.05 kJ/mol  
2

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
791.00 kJ/mol  
2

Standard Molar Entropy
55.00 J/mol.K  
34
36.90 J/mol.K  
99+

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