Symbol
Re
  
Np
  
Group Number
Not Available
  
Period Number
6
  
7
  
Block
d block
  
f block
  
Element Family
Transition Metal
  
Actinide
  
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
  
Pnma
  
Interesting Facts
- Chemical properties of Rhenium are similar to Manganese.
- Rhenium metal is created while refining Molybdenum.
  
Not Available
  
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
  
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Masataka Ogawa
  
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson
  
Discovery
In 1908
  
In 1940
  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
Not Available
  
Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %
  
29
~-9999 %
  
Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available
  
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available
  
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available
  
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.
  
- Currently known uses of Neptunium metal are limited to research purpose only.
-
Neptunium’s isotope neptunium-237 is used as a neutron detectors.
  
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
NA
  
Medical Uses
NA
  
NA
  
Other Uses
Alloys
  
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Low Toxic
  
Toxic
  
Present in Human Body
No
  
No
  
In Blood
Not Available
  
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
  
37
In Bone
Not Available
  
0.00 p.p.m.
  
36
Boiling Point
3,902.00 °C
  
13
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid
  
Solid
  
Color
Silvery Gray
  
Silver
  
Luster
Metallic
  
Metallic
  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
  
Brinell Hardness
1,320.00 MPa
  
8
Not Available
  
Vickers Hardness
1,350.00 MPa
  
7
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
4,700.00 m/s
  
15
Not Available
  
Optical Properties
  
  
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Re
  
Np
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Allen Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol
  
20
604.50 kJ/mol
  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,260.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,128.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,510.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,997.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
4th Energy Level
3,640.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
3,242.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
0.99 g/amp-hr
  
99+
1.77 g/amp-hr
  
39
Electron Work Function
Not Available
  
Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
  
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d5 6s2
  
[Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2
  
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
  
Orthorhombic (ORTH)
  
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
  
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Neptunium.jpg#100
  
Atom
  
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Volume
8.85 cm3/mol
  
99+
11.62 cm3/mol
  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Valence Electron Potential
180.00 (-eV)
  
3
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
21.02 g/cm3
  
12
19.38 g/cm3
  
14
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
1,070.00 MPa
  
3
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
Not Available
  
Bulk Modulus
Not Available
  
Young's Modulus
Not Available
  
Poisson Ratio
Not Available
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
  
Ductile
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
  
Paramagnetic
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor
  
Conductor
  
Resistivity
193.00 nΩ·m
  
20
Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω
  
33
0.01 106/cm Ω
  
99+
Electron Affinity
14.50 kJ/mol
  
35
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)
  
39
0.12 J/(kg K)
  
40
Molar Heat Capacity
25.48 J/mol·K
  
38
29.46 J/mol·K
  
8
Thermal Conductivity
48.00 W/m·K
  
31
6.30 W/m·K
  
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Thermal Expansion
6.20 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
Not Available
  
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
707.10 kJ/mol
  
3
Not Available
  
Enthalpy of Fusion
33.05 kJ/mol
  
2
3.20 kJ/mol
  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
791.00 kJ/mol
  
2
Not Available
  
Standard Molar Entropy
36.90 J/mol.K
  
99+
Not Available