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Plutonium Rhenium Comparison

Plutonium
Rhenium
Rhenium Plutonium comparison


Periodic Table
Symbol
Pu  
Re  
Group Number
0  
18
7  
11
Period Number
7  
6  
Block
f block  
d block  
Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  
CAS Number
7440075  
99+
7440155  
99+
Space Group Name
P121/m1  
P63/mmc  
Space Group Number
11.00  
16
194.00  
7
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Plutonium metal if obtain from ores of uranium metal.
  • Plutonium metal is very sensitive to the change in atmospheric conditions like temperature and pressure.
  
  • Chemical properties of Rhenium are similar to Manganese.
  • Rhenium metal is created while refining Molybdenum.
  
Sources
Mining, Ores of metals  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan  
Masataka Ogawa  
Discovery
In Between 1940 1941  
In 1908  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
30
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
21
0.00 %  
29
Abundance In Meteorites
-  
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
0.00 %  
24
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • Plutonium was used in atomic bombs and still it is being used in various weapons and Ammunition industry.
  • It is also used in nuclear power plant as source of energy for space missions.
  
  • 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, Ammunition 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
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
639.50 °C  
99+
3,180.00 °C  
2
Boiling Point
3,235.00 °C  
25
5,627.00 °C  
2
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Silvery White  
Silvery Gray  
Luster
-  
Metallic  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
4.00  
11
7.00  
3
Brinell Hardness
627.00 MPa  
22
1,320.00 MPa  
8
Vickers Hardness
617.00 MPa  
26
1,350.00 MPa  
12
Speed of Sound
2,260.00 m/s  
99+
4,700.00 m/s  
19
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.90  
18
1.90  
18
Reflectivity
68.00 %  
15
70.00 %  
13
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Pu  
Re  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
20  
19
33  
6
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.28  
34
1.90  
12
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.28  
26
1.90  
13
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.22  
27
1.46  
16
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.90  
13
Allen Electronegativity
1.28  
99+
1.60  
24
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.72  
21
2.10  
99+
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
20
2nd Energy Level
1,128.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,260.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,084.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,510.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4th Energy Level
3,338.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,640.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5th Energy Level
5,847.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
20
6th Energy Level
5,847.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
37
7th Energy level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
31
8th Energy Level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,560.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9th Energy Level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,560.00 kJ/mol  
99+
10th Energy Level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
31
11th Energy Level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
30
12th Energy Level
58,400.00 kJ/mol  
18
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
13th Energy Level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
23
14th Energy Level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
39
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
20
15th Energy Level
58,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
76,000.00 kJ/mol  
20
16th Energy Level
58,400.00 kJ/mol  
40
76,000.00 kJ/mol  
15
17th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
760.10 kJ/mol  
36
18th Energy Level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
26
19th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
760.40 kJ/mol  
33
20th Energy Level
584.00 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
27
21st Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
99+
22nd Energy Level
584.00 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
21
23rd Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
99+
24th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
18
25th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
18
26th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
18
27th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
17
28th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
23
29th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
24
30th Energy Level
584.00 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
18
Electrochemical Equivalent
2.28 g/amp-hr  
26
0.99 g/amp-hr  
99+
Electron Work Function
3.88 eV  
38
4.96 eV  
11
Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
94  
24
75  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f6 7s2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d5 6s2  
Crystal Structure
Monoclinic (MON)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Crystal Lattice
MON-Crystal-Structure-of-Plutonium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
94  
24
75  
40
Number of Neutrons
150  
12
111  
27
Number of Electrons
94  
24
75  
40
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
159.00 pm  
30
137.00 pm  
99+
Covalent Radius
187.00 pm  
20
151.00 pm  
36
Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
200.00 pm  
35
Atomic Weight
244.00 amu  
19
186.21 amu  
36
Atomic Volume
12.32 cm3/mol  
99+
8.85 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Neptunium
  
Tungsten
  
Next Element
Americium
  
Osmium
  
Valence Electron Potential
64.90 (-eV)  
21
180.00 (-eV)  
3
Lattice Constant
618.30 pm  
4
276.10 pm  
99+
Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.74  
6
1.62  
17
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
19.82 g/cm3  
13
21.02 g/cm3  
12
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
16.63 g/cm3  
18
18.90 g/cm3  
14
Tensile Strength
40.00 MPa  
99+
1,070.00 MPa  
3
Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
28
0.00 (Pa)  
37
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
2.20 (Pa)  
12
0.00 (Pa)  
40
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
43.00 GPa  
18
178.00 GPa  
3
Bulk Modulus
100.00 GPa  
16
370.00 GPa  
2
Young's Modulus
96.00 GPa  
23
463.00 GPa  
2
Poisson Ratio
0.21  
33
0.30  
14
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
19.84  
16
21.02  
14
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
16
0.00 H/m  
8
Susceptibility
0.00  
21
0.00  
26
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Poor Conductor  
Conductor  
Resistivity
1.46 nΩ·m  
99+
193.00 nΩ·m  
20
Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.05 106/cm Ω  
38
Electron Affinity
0.60 kJ/mol  
99+
14.50 kJ/mol  
99+
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
Molar Heat Capacity
35.50 J/mol·K  
4
25.48 J/mol·K  
99+
Thermal Conductivity
6.74 W/m·K  
99+
48.00 W/m·K  
31
Critical Temperature
913.00 K  
99+
3,459.00 K  
2
Thermal Expansion
46.70 µm/(m·K)  
6
6.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
344.00 kJ/mol  
36
707.10 kJ/mol  
4
Enthalpy of Fusion
2.82 kJ/mol  
99+
33.05 kJ/mol  
2
Enthalpy of Atomization
360.00 kJ/mol  
35
791.00 kJ/mol  
2
Standard Molar Entropy
37.10 J/mol.K  
99+
36.90 J/mol.K  
99+
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