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Lawrencium vs Rhenium


Rhenium vs Lawrencium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Lr  
Re  

Group Number
3  
15
7  
11

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
22537195  
15
7440155  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • It is synthetically produced metal.
  • Radiation hazard can be produce by it.
  
  • Chemical properties of Rhenium are similar to Manganese.
  • Rhenium metal is created while refining Molybdenum.
  

Sources
Bombarding Californium-252 with Boron Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  
Masataka Ogawa  

Discovery
In 1961–1971  
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+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
34

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Lawrencium 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
-  
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
1,627.00 °C  
20
3,180.00 °C  
2

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

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery Gray  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
-  
7.00  
3

Brinell Hardness
500.00 MPa  
28
1,320.00 MPa  
8

Vickers Hardness
500.00 MPa  
35
1,350.00 MPa  
12

Speed of Sound
2,760.00 m/s  
99+
4,700.00 m/s  
19

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
65.00 %  
18
70.00 %  
13

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Lr  
Re  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
10  
28
33  
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.90  
12

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.46  
16

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
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
470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
20

2nd Energy Level
1,428.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,260.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,228.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,510.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
4,910.00 kJ/mol  
31
3,640.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
20

6th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
37

7th Energy level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
31

8th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,560.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,560.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
31

11th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
30

12th Energy Level
47,800.00 kJ/mol  
22
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
23

14th Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
20

15th Energy Level
47,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
76,000.00 kJ/mol  
20

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

17th Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
15
760.10 kJ/mol  
36

18th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
26

19th Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
12
760.40 kJ/mol  
33

20th Energy Level
860.00 kJ/mol  
17
760.00 kJ/mol  
27

21st Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
27
760.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

23rd Energy Level
1,180.00 kJ/mol  
32
760.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.23 g/amp-hr  
12
0.99 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.96 eV  
11

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
103  
15
75  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 7s2 7p1  
[Xe] 4f14 5d5 6s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
103  
15
75  
40

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
111  
27

Number of Electrons
103  
15
75  
40

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
162.00 pm  
28
137.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
162.00 pm  
31
151.00 pm  
36

Van der Waals Radius
246.00 pm  
12
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
266.00 amu  
12
186.21 amu  
36

Atomic Volume
35.10 cm3/mol  
7
8.85 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Nobelium
  
Tungsten
  

Next Element
Osmium
  

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

Lattice Constant
530.00 pm  
14
276.10 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.60  
22
1.62  
17

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
15.00 g/cm3  
22
21.02 g/cm3  
12

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
15.60 g/cm3  
20
18.90 g/cm3  
14

Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
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
30.00 GPa  
27
178.00 GPa  
3

Bulk Modulus
15.00 GPa  
99+
370.00 GPa  
2

Young's Modulus
210.00 GPa  
10
463.00 GPa  
2

Poisson Ratio
0.32  
12
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
15.60  
22
21.02  
14

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
13
0.00 H/m  
8

Susceptibility
0.00  
23
0.00  
26

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

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

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

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
14.50 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.22 J/(kg K)  
29
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
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
8.50 µm/(m·K)  
99+
6.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
341.90 kJ/mol  
37
707.10 kJ/mol  
4

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
33.05 kJ/mol  
2

Enthalpy of Atomization
580.00 kJ/mol  
14
791.00 kJ/mol  
2

Standard Molar Entropy
54.80 J/mol.K  
35
36.90 J/mol.K  
99+

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