Properties of Rhenium and Cadmium
Hardness
  
  
Brinell Hardness
1,320.00 MPa
  
8
Vickers Hardness
1,350.00 MPa
  
7
Not Available
  
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
4,700.00 m/s
  
15
2,310.00 m/s
  
39
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Re
  
Cd
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol
  
20
867.80 kJ/mol
  
11
2nd Energy Level
1,260.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,631.40 kJ/mol
  
32
3rd Energy Level
2,510.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
3,616.00 kJ/mol
  
13
Electrochemical Equivalent
0.99 g/amp-hr
  
99+
2.10 g/amp-hr
  
27
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
21.02 g/cm3
  
12
8.65 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
1,070.00 MPa
  
3
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Symbol
Re
  
Cd
  
Period Number
6
  
5
  
Atomic Weight
112.41 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
8.85 cm3/mol
  
99+
13.10 cm3/mol
  
39
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d5 6s2
  
[Kr] 4d10 5s2
  
Valence Electron Potential
180.00 (-eV)
  
3
30.00 (-eV)
  
99+
Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Cadmium.jpg#100
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Resistivity
193.00 nΩ·m
  
20
Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω
  
33
0.14 106/cm Ω
  
15
Electron Affinity
14.50 kJ/mol
  
35
0.00 kJ/mol
  
40
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)
  
39
0.23 J/(kg K)
  
26
Thermal Conductivity
48.00 W/m·K
  
31
96.60 W/m·K
  
16
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
25.48 J/mol·K
  
38
26.02 J/mol·K
  
32
Thermal Expansion
6.20 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
30.80 µm/(m·K)
  
10
Standard Molar Entropy
36.90 J/mol.K
  
99+
51.80 J/mol.K
  
27
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
707.10 kJ/mol
  
3
100.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
33.05 kJ/mol
  
2
6.19 kJ/mol
  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
791.00 kJ/mol
  
2
113.00 kJ/mol
  
99+