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Nobelium vs Rhenium


Rhenium vs Nobelium


Periodic Table

Symbol
No  
Re  

Group Number
3  
15
7  
11

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
10028145  
16
7440155  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • The most stable isotope of Nobelium metal is No-259.
  • No-259 has a half-life of fifty-eight minutes.
  
  • Chemical properties of Rhenium are similar to Manganese.
  • Rhenium metal is created while refining Molybdenum.
  

Sources
Bombarding Curium-246 or Curium-249 with Carbon-12 Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  
Masataka Ogawa  

Discovery
In 1966  
In 1908  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
-  
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
29

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
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 Nobelium 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
827.00 °C  
99+
3,180.00 °C  
2

Boiling Point
2,600.00 °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
500.00 MPa  
28
1,320.00 MPa  
8

Vickers Hardness
500.00 MPa  
35
1,350.00 MPa  
12

Speed of Sound
1,100.00 m/s  
99+
4,700.00 m/s  
19

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
61.00 %  
22
70.00 %  
13

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
No  
Re  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
13  
26
33  
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.90  
12

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.46  
16

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.90  
13

Allen Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.60  
24

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
2.10  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
642.00 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
20

2nd Energy Level
1,254.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,260.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,643.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,510.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,956.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,640.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
35
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
20

6th Energy Level
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
37

7th Energy level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
31

8th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,560.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,560.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
31

11th Energy Level
6,420.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
30

12th Energy Level
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
8
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
36
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
23

14th Energy Level
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
26
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
20

15th Energy Level
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
36
76,000.00 kJ/mol  
20

16th Energy Level
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
27
76,000.00 kJ/mol  
15

17th Energy Level
641.00 kJ/mol  
99+
760.10 kJ/mol  
36

18th Energy Level
3,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
26

19th Energy Level
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+
760.40 kJ/mol  
33

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

21st Energy Level
917.00 kJ/mol  
34
760.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
36
760.00 kJ/mol  
21

23rd Energy Level
6,410.00 kJ/mol  
12
760.00 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
39
760.00 kJ/mol  
18

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

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

27th Energy Level
641.00 kJ/mol  
37
760.00 kJ/mol  
17

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

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

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
4.83 g/amp-hr  
4
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
102  
16
75  
99+

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

Crystal Structure
Not Known  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Nobelium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
102  
16
75  
40

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
111  
27

Number of Electrons
102  
16
75  
40

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
176.00 pm  
20
137.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
157.00 pm  
33
151.00 pm  
36

Van der Waals Radius
246.00 pm  
12
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
259.00 amu  
13
186.21 amu  
36

Atomic Volume
19.80 cm3/mol  
33
8.85 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Tungsten
  

Next Element
Osmium
  

Valence Electron Potential
26.00 (-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
1.76  
5
1.62  
17

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
9.90 g/cm3  
99+
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)  
28
0.00 (Pa)  
40

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.00 GPa  
34
178.00 GPa  
3

Bulk Modulus
8.70 GPa  
99+
370.00 GPa  
2

Young's Modulus
12.30 GPa  
99+
463.00 GPa  
2

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.90  
99+
21.02  
14

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
3
0.00 H/m  
8

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
26

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
0.68 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
0.10 W/m·K  
99+
48.00 W/m·K  
31

Critical Temperature
1,100.00 K  
99+
3,459.00 K  
2

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
-  
707.10 kJ/mol  
4

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
33.05 kJ/mol  
2

Enthalpy of Atomization
390.40 kJ/mol  
30
791.00 kJ/mol  
2

Standard Molar Entropy
63.00 J/mol.K  
24
36.90 J/mol.K  
99+

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