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Rhenium Copper Comparison

Rhenium
Copper
Copper Rhenium comparison


Periodic Table
Symbol
Re  
Cu  
Group Number
7  
11
11  
7
Period Number
6  
4  
Block
d block  
d block  
Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  
CAS Number
7440155  
99+
7440508  
37
Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
Fm_ 3m  
Space Group Number
194.00  
7
225.00  
3
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Chemical properties of Rhenium are similar to Manganese.
  • Rhenium metal is created while refining Molybdenum.
  
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Found in Minerals  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Masataka Ogawa  
-  
Discovery
In 1908  
In Middle East (9000 BCE)  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
13
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
29
0.00 %  
12
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.01 %  
13
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.01 %  
17
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
34
0.00 %  
8
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
10
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • 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.
  
  • It is use for coinage and bullion.
  • Most of copper element is used in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipments such as wirings and components. It is also used in construction and industrial machine.
  
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Medical Uses
-  
-  
Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Low Toxic  
Non Toxic  
Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
1.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
8
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
26.00 p.p.m.  
12
Physical
Melting Point
3,180.00 °C  
2
1,084.62 °C  
40
Boiling Point
5,627.00 °C  
2
2,562.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Silvery Gray  
Copper  
Luster
Metallic  
-  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
7.00  
3
3.00  
13
Brinell Hardness
1,320.00 MPa  
8
235.00 MPa  
99+
Vickers Hardness
1,350.00 MPa  
12
343.00 MPa  
99+
Speed of Sound
4,700.00 m/s  
19
3,810.00 m/s  
26
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.90  
18
1.10  
99+
Reflectivity
70.00 %  
13
90.00 %  
4
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Re  
Cu  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
33  
6
29  
10
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.90  
12
1.90  
12
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.98  
11
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.46  
16
1.75  
4
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.49  
27
Allen Electronegativity
1.60  
24
1.85  
12
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.10  
99+
2.10  
99+
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
20
745.50 kJ/mol  
22
2nd Energy Level
1,260.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,957.90 kJ/mol  
15
3rd Energy Level
2,510.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,555.00 kJ/mol  
15
4th Energy Level
3,640.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,536.00 kJ/mol  
21
5th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
20
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17
6th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
37
9,900.00 kJ/mol  
16
7th Energy level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
31
13,400.00 kJ/mol  
7
8th Energy Level
5,560.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
9th Energy Level
5,560.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19,200.00 kJ/mol  
9
10th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
31
22,400.00 kJ/mol  
11
11th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
30
25,600.00 kJ/mol  
13
12th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
35,600.00 kJ/mol  
27
13th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
23
38,700.00 kJ/mol  
6
14th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
20
42,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
15th Energy Level
76,000.00 kJ/mol  
20
46,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16th Energy Level
76,000.00 kJ/mol  
15
50,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
17th Energy Level
760.10 kJ/mol  
36
53,700.00 kJ/mol  
12
18th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
26
61,100.00 kJ/mol  
10
19th Energy Level
760.40 kJ/mol  
33
64,702.00 kJ/mol  
11
20th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
27
163,700.00 kJ/mol  
2
21st Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
99+
174,100.00 kJ/mol  
2
22nd Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
21
184,900.00 kJ/mol  
1
23rd Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
99+
198,800.00 kJ/mol  
1
24th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
18
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
25th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
18
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
26th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
18
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
27th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
17
745.50 kJ/mol  
18
28th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
23
745.50 kJ/mol  
24
29th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
24
745.50 kJ/mol  
25
30th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
18
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
Electrochemical Equivalent
0.99 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.19 g/amp-hr  
99+
Electron Work Function
4.96 eV  
11
4.65 eV  
16
Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
75  
99+
29  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d5 6s2  
[Ar] 3d10 4s1  
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Copper.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
75  
40
29  
99+
Number of Neutrons
111  
27
35  
99+
Number of Electrons
75  
40
29  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
137.00 pm  
99+
128.00 pm  
99+
Covalent Radius
151.00 pm  
36
132.00 pm  
99+
Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
140.00 pm  
99+
Atomic Weight
186.21 amu  
36
63.55 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
8.85 cm3/mol  
99+
7.10 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Tungsten
  
Nickel
  
Next Element
Osmium
  
Zinc
  
Valence Electron Potential
180.00 (-eV)  
3
34.00 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
276.10 pm  
99+
361.49 pm  
39
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
π/2, π/2, π/2  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.62  
17
1.28  
99+
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
21.02 g/cm3  
12
8.96 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
18.90 g/cm3  
14
8.02 g/cm3  
99+
Tensile Strength
1,070.00 MPa  
3
210.00 MPa  
19
Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
1.53 (Pa)  
8
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
40
0.00 (Pa)  
30
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
178.00 GPa  
3
48.00 GPa  
15
Bulk Modulus
370.00 GPa  
2
140.00 GPa  
12
Young's Modulus
463.00 GPa  
2
120.00 GPa  
19
Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.34  
10
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
21.02  
14
8.89  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
8
0.00 H/m  
19
Susceptibility
0.00  
26
0.00  
31
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  
Resistivity
193.00 nΩ·m  
20
16.78 nΩ·m  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω  
38
0.60 106/cm Ω  
2
Electron Affinity
14.50 kJ/mol  
99+
222.80 kJ/mol  
1
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.38 J/(kg K)  
15
Molar Heat Capacity
25.48 J/mol·K  
99+
24.44 J/mol·K  
99+
Thermal Conductivity
48.00 W/m·K  
31
401.00 W/m·K  
2
Critical Temperature
3,459.00 K  
2
1,358.00 K  
99+
Thermal Expansion
6.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+
16.50 µm/(m·K)  
27
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
707.10 kJ/mol  
4
283.70 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
33.05 kJ/mol  
2
7.11 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
791.00 kJ/mol  
2
338.90 kJ/mol  
39
Standard Molar Entropy
36.90 J/mol.K  
99+
33.20 J/mol.K  
99+
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