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Dubnium vs Rhenium


Rhenium vs Dubnium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Db  
Re  

Group Number
5  
13
7  
11

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
53850354  
14
7440155  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • IUPAC allotted a temporary name to Dubnium metal as “ Unnilpentium”.
  • In the production of Dubnium, thermal gradient chromatography is used.
  
  • Chemical properties of Rhenium are similar to Manganese.
  • Rhenium metal is created while refining Molybdenum.
  

Sources
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  
Masataka Ogawa  

Discovery
In 1968  
In 1908  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
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+

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
34

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Dubnium 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
6.00  
6
7.00  
3

Brinell Hardness
330.00 MPa  
38
1,320.00 MPa  
8

Vickers Hardness
400.00 MPa  
99+
1,350.00 MPa  
12

Speed of Sound
2,680.00 m/s  
99+
4,700.00 m/s  
19

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.20  
99+
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
55.00 %  
27
70.00 %  
13

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Db  
Re  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
10  
28
33  
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
1.90  
12

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.46  
16

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.90  
13

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.60  
24

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
2.10  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
664.80 kJ/mol  
38
760.00 kJ/mol  
20

2nd Energy Level
1,546.70 kJ/mol  
39
1,260.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,378.40 kJ/mol  
99+
2,510.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,298.80 kJ/mol  
99+
3,640.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
4,305.20 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
20

6th Energy Level
12,900.00 kJ/mol  
5
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
37

7th Energy level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
31

8th Energy Level
5,280.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,560.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,560.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
8,830.00 kJ/mol  
22
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
31

11th Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
30

12th Energy Level
88,300.00 kJ/mol  
2
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
4,760.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
23

14th Energy Level
1,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
20

15th Energy Level
33,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
76,000.00 kJ/mol  
20

16th Energy Level
33,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
76,000.00 kJ/mol  
15

17th Energy Level
1,129.00 kJ/mol  
19
760.10 kJ/mol  
36

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

19th Energy Level
1,094.90 kJ/mol  
18
760.40 kJ/mol  
33

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

21st Energy Level
883.00 kJ/mol  
36
760.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

23rd Energy Level
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
33
760.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

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

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

28th Energy Level
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
3
760.00 kJ/mol  
23

29th Energy Level
1,094.00 kJ/mol  
5
760.00 kJ/mol  
24

30th Energy Level
0.00 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
105  
13
75  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d3 7s2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d5 6s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
105  
13
75  
40

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
111  
27

Number of Electrons
105  
13
75  
40

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
137.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
149.00 pm  
37
151.00 pm  
36

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
268.00 amu  
10
186.21 amu  
36

Atomic Volume
22.80 cm3/mol  
17
8.85 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Tungsten
  

Next Element
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
1.63  
14
1.62  
17

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
29.30 g/cm3  
5
21.02 g/cm3  
12

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
29.30 g/cm3  
6
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)  
22
0.00 (Pa)  
37

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
34.00 GPa  
22
178.00 GPa  
3

Bulk Modulus
39.00 GPa  
39
370.00 GPa  
2

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
463.00 GPa  
2

Poisson Ratio
0.39  
5
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
39.00  
3
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
6.80 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
29.30 J/mol·K  
11
25.48 J/mol·K  
99+

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

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

Thermal Expansion
13.20 µm/(m·K)  
37
6.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
289.70 kJ/mol  
99+
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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