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Nickel vs Rhenium


Rhenium vs Nickel


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ni  
Re  

Group Number
10  
8
7  
11

Period Number
4  
6  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440020  
99+
7440155  
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • After iron, Zinc metal the second most abundant element in the earth crust.
  
  • Chemical properties of Rhenium are similar to Manganese.
  • Rhenium metal is created while refining Molybdenum.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Axel Fredrik Cronstedt  
Masataka Ogawa  

Discovery
In 1751  
In 1908  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.01 %  
5
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Sun
0.01 %  
3
0.00 %  
29

Abundance In Meteorites
1.30 %  
3
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %  
15
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
13
0.00 %  
34

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
17
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It has corrosion resistance and hence it is used to plate other metals.
  • Its alloys are very useful; Nichrome alloy is used in the hot coil of toasters and electric oven.
  
  • 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
Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.05 Blood/mg dm-3  
17
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
0.70 p.p.m.  
20
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
1,453.00 °C  
31
3,180.00 °C  
2

Boiling Point
2,732.00 °C  
40
5,627.00 °C  
2

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery Gray  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.00  
11
7.00  
3

Brinell Hardness
667.00 MPa  
20
1,320.00 MPa  
8

Vickers Hardness
638.00 MPa  
24
1,350.00 MPa  
12

Speed of Sound
4,900.00 m/s  
16
4,700.00 m/s  
19

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.68  
28
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
72.00 %  
11
70.00 %  
13

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ni  
Re  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
25  
14
33  
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.91  
11
1.90  
12

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.94  
12
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.75  
4
1.46  
16

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.91  
12
1.90  
13

Allen Electronegativity
1.88  
9
1.60  
24

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.09  
99+
2.10  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
737.10 kJ/mol  
25
760.00 kJ/mol  
20

2nd Energy Level
1,753.00 kJ/mol  
26
1,260.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,395.00 kJ/mol  
17
2,510.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
5,300.00 kJ/mol  
24
3,640.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,339.00 kJ/mol  
23
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
20

6th Energy Level
10,400.00 kJ/mol  
15
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
37

7th Energy level
12,800.00 kJ/mol  
10
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
31

8th Energy Level
15,600.00 kJ/mol  
10
5,560.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
18,600.00 kJ/mol  
10
5,560.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
21,670.00 kJ/mol  
14
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
31

11th Energy Level
30,970.00 kJ/mol  
7
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
30

12th Energy Level
34,000.00 kJ/mol  
29
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
37,100.00 kJ/mol  
7
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
23

14th Energy Level
41,500.00 kJ/mol  
8
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
20

15th Energy Level
44,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
76,000.00 kJ/mol  
20

16th Energy Level
48,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
76,000.00 kJ/mol  
15

17th Energy Level
55,101.00 kJ/mol  
11
760.10 kJ/mol  
36

18th Energy Level
58,570.00 kJ/mol  
12
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
26

19th Energy Level
148,700.00 kJ/mol  
1
760.40 kJ/mol  
33

20th Energy Level
159,000.00 kJ/mol  
3
760.00 kJ/mol  
27

21st Energy Level
169,400.00 kJ/mol  
3
760.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
182,700.00 kJ/mol  
2
760.00 kJ/mol  
21

23rd Energy Level
194,000.00 kJ/mol  
2
760.00 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
737.10 kJ/mol  
21
760.00 kJ/mol  
18

25th Energy Level
737.10 kJ/mol  
21
760.00 kJ/mol  
18

26th Energy Level
737.10 kJ/mol  
21
760.00 kJ/mol  
18

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

28th Energy Level
737.10 kJ/mol  
26
760.00 kJ/mol  
23

29th Energy Level
737.10 kJ/mol  
27
760.00 kJ/mol  
24

30th Energy Level
737.00 kJ/mol  
21
760.00 kJ/mol  
18

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.10 g/amp-hr  
99+
0.99 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
5.15 eV  
6
4.96 eV  
11

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
28  
99+
75  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d8 4s2 Or [Ar] 3d9 4s1  
[Xe] 4f14 5d5 6s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
28  
99+
75  
40

Number of Neutrons
31  
99+
111  
27

Number of Electrons
28  
99+
75  
40

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
124.00 pm  
99+
137.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
124.00 pm  
99+
151.00 pm  
36

Van der Waals Radius
163.00 pm  
99+
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
58.69 amu  
99+
186.21 amu  
36

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Cobalt
  
Tungsten
  

Next Element
Copper
  
Osmium
  

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

Lattice Constant
352.40 pm  
99+
276.10 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.86  
4
1.62  
17

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
7.81 g/cm3  
99+
18.90 g/cm3  
14

Tensile Strength
345.00 MPa  
13
1,070.00 MPa  
3

Viscosity
0.00  
8
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
33
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
19.50 (Pa)  
6
0.00 (Pa)  
40

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
76.00 GPa  
12
178.00 GPa  
3

Bulk Modulus
180.00 GPa  
9
370.00 GPa  
2

Young's Modulus
200.00 GPa  
12
463.00 GPa  
2

Poisson Ratio
0.31  
13
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.90  
99+
21.02  
14

Magnetic Ordering
Ferromagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
2
0.00 H/m  
8

Susceptibility
600.00  
2
0.00  
26

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
69.30 nΩ·m  
39
193.00 nΩ·m  
20

Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω  
14
0.05 106/cm Ω  
38

Electron Affinity
112.00 kJ/mol  
7
14.50 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.44 J/(kg K)  
13
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
26.07 J/mol·K  
39
25.48 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
90.90 W/m·K  
18
48.00 W/m·K  
31

Critical Temperature
1,728.00 K  
35
3,459.00 K  
2

Thermal Expansion
13.40 µm/(m·K)  
34
6.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
371.80 kJ/mol  
29
707.10 kJ/mol  
4

Enthalpy of Fusion
17.57 kJ/mol  
14
33.05 kJ/mol  
2

Enthalpy of Atomization
422.60 kJ/mol  
22
791.00 kJ/mol  
2

Standard Molar Entropy
29.90 J/mol.K  
99+
36.90 J/mol.K  
99+

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