Home
Compare Metals


Meitnerium Rhenium Comparison


Rhenium Meitnerium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Mt  
Re  

Group Number
9  
9
7  
11

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Probably Transition  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
54038016  
10
7440155  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
Meitnerium is named after Lise Meitner, an Austrian physicist.  
  • Chemical properties of Rhenium are similar to Manganese.
  • Rhenium metal is created while refining Molybdenum.
  

Sources
Bombarding Bi209 with Accelerated Nuclei of Fe58, Synthetically Produced  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  
Masataka Ogawa  

Discovery
In 1982  
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 Meitnerium 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
-  
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
-  
7.00  
3

Brinell Hardness
400.00 MPa  
34
1,320.00 MPa  
8

Vickers Hardness
350.00 MPa  
99+
1,350.00 MPa  
12

Speed of Sound
3,200.00 m/s  
35
4,700.00 m/s  
19

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
68.00 %  
15
70.00 %  
13

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Mt  
Re  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
4  
33
33  
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.90  
12

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
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
800.80 kJ/mol  
15
760.00 kJ/mol  
20

2nd Energy Level
1,823.60 kJ/mol  
18
1,260.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,904.20 kJ/mol  
31
2,510.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,859.40 kJ/mol  
99+
3,640.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
4,920.80 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
20

6th Energy Level
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
34
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
37

7th Energy level
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
28
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
31

8th Energy Level
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
28
5,560.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
36
5,560.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

11th Energy Level
6,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
30

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

13th Energy Level
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
20
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
23

14th Energy Level
1,156.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
20

15th Energy Level
80,000.00 kJ/mol  
17
76,000.00 kJ/mol  
20

16th Energy Level
58,700.00 kJ/mol  
39
76,000.00 kJ/mol  
15

17th Energy Level
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
20
760.10 kJ/mol  
36

18th Energy Level
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
23
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
26

19th Energy Level
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
17
760.40 kJ/mol  
33

20th Energy Level
850.00 kJ/mol  
18
760.00 kJ/mol  
27

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

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

23rd Energy Level
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
760.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

25th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
13
760.00 kJ/mol  
18

26th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
13
760.00 kJ/mol  
18

27th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
12
760.00 kJ/mol  
17

28th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
18
760.00 kJ/mol  
23

29th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
18
760.00 kJ/mol  
24

30th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
13
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
109  
9
75  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d7 7s2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d5 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Meitnerium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
109  
9
75  
40

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
111  
27

Number of Electrons
109  
9
75  
40

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
122.00 pm  
99+
137.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
129.00 pm  
99+
151.00 pm  
36

Van der Waals Radius
260.00 pm  
9
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
278.00 amu  
7
186.21 amu  
36

Atomic Volume
20.20 cm3/mol  
30
8.85 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Hassium
  
Tungsten
  

Next Element
Osmium
  

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

Lattice Constant
0.00 pm  
99+
276.10 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59  
27
1.62  
17

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
37.40 g/cm3  
2
21.02 g/cm3  
12

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
37.40 g/cm3  
2
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
35.00 GPa  
21
178.00 GPa  
3

Bulk Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
370.00 GPa  
2

Young's Modulus
13.50 GPa  
99+
463.00 GPa  
2

Poisson Ratio
0.25  
24
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
37.40  
4
21.02  
14

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
12
0.00 H/m  
8

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
26

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
0.35 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
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
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
10.30 µm/(m·K)  
99+
6.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
33.05 kJ/mol  
2

Enthalpy of Atomization
350.20 kJ/mol  
37
791.00 kJ/mol  
2

Standard Molar Entropy
63.80 J/mol.K  
22
36.90 J/mol.K  
99+

Summary >>
<< Thermal

Compare Synthetic Metals

Synthetic Metals

Synthetic Metals


Compare Synthetic Metals