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Rhenium vs Aluminium


Aluminium vs Rhenium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Re   
Al   

Group Number
7   
11
13   
5

Period Number
6   
3   

Block
d block   
p block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Post-​Transition   

CAS Number
7440155   
99+
7429905   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
225.00   
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Chemical properties of Rhenium are similar to Manganese.
  • Rhenium metal is created while refining Molybdenum.
  
  • Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
  • Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
  • It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Masataka Ogawa   
Hans Christian Oersted   

Discovery
In 1908   
In 1825   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-8 %   
29
5 * 10-3 %   
5

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %   
29
~0.006 %   
5

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.91 %   
5

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
8.10 %   
1

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
34
0.00 %   
6

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
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.
  
  • Aluminum is used in a various products; for example, cans, foils, kitchen utensils, window frames, beer kegs and aero plane parts, automobile parts, etc.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
Not Available   
0.39 Blood/mg dm-3   
9

In Bone
Not Available   
27.00 p.p.m.   
11

Physical Properties

Melting Point
3,180.00 °C   
2
660.37 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
5,627.00 °C   
2
2,467.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery Gray   
Silvery Gray   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
7.00   
3
2.75   
13

Brinell Hardness
1,320.00 MPa   
8
160.00 MPa   
99+

Vickers Hardness
1,350.00 MPa   
7
160.00 MPa   
35

Speed of Sound
4,700.00 m/s   
15
5,000.00 m/s   
10

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
Not Available   
71.00 %   
10

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Re   
Al   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33   
6
11   
27

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90   
11
1.61   
22

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.71   
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.46   
15
1.47   
14

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.83   
8

Allen Electronegativity
1.60   
21
1.61   
20

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.10   
99+
2.39   
32

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,260.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,816.70 kJ/mol   
19

3rd Energy Level
2,510.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,744.80 kJ/mol   
38

4th Energy Level
3,640.00 kJ/mol   
99+
11,577.00 kJ/mol   
3

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
14,842.00 kJ/mol   
2

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
18,379.00 kJ/mol   
2

7th Energy level
Not Available   
23,326.00 kJ/mol   
2

8th Energy Level
Not Available   
27,465.00 kJ/mol   
2

9th Energy Level
Not Available   
31,853.00 kJ/mol   
2

10th Energy Level
Not Available   
38,473.00 kJ/mol   
4

11th Energy Level
Not Available   
42,647.00 kJ/mol   
5

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.99 g/amp-hr   
99+
0.34 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
4.96 eV   
7
4.28 eV   
19

Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility   
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
75   
99+
13   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d5 6s2   
[Ne] 3s2 3p1   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Aluminium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
75   
40
13   
99+

Number of Neutrons
111   
26
14   
99+

Number of Electrons
75   
40
13   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
137.00 pm   
40
143.00 pm   
37

Covalent Radius
151.00 pm   
34
121.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
184.00 pm   
34

Atomic Weight
186.21 amu   
36
26.98 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
8.85 cm3/mol   
99+
10.00 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Tungsten
  
Magnesium
  

Next Element
Osmium
  
Potassium
  

Valence Electron Potential
180.00 (-eV)   
3
80.70 (-eV)   
17

Lattice Constant
276.10 pm   
99+
404.95 pm   
22

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.62   
3
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

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

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
18.90 g/cm3   
4
2.38 g/cm3   
99+

Tensile Strength
1,070.00 MPa   
3
40.00 MPa   
19

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
18

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
29
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
178.00 GPa   
3
26.00 GPa   
29

Bulk Modulus
370.00 GPa   
2
76.00 GPa   
18

Young's Modulus
463.00 GPa   
2
70.00 GPa   
28

Poisson Ratio
0.30   
14
0.35   
9

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
21.02   
5
2.72   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Permeability
Not Available   
0.00 H/m   
4

Susceptibility
Not Available   
0.00   
3

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
193.00 nΩ·m   
20
28.20 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω   
33
0.38 106/cm Ω   
4

Electron Affinity
14.50 kJ/mol   
35
42.50 kJ/mol   
26

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39
0.90 J/(kg K)   
5

Molar Heat Capacity
25.48 J/mol·K   
38
24.20 J/mol·K   
99+

Thermal Conductivity
48.00 W/m·K   
31
237.00 W/m·K   
4

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
6.20 µm/(m·K)   
99+
23.10 µm/(m·K)   
17

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
707.10 kJ/mol   
3
293.70 kJ/mol   
31

Enthalpy of Fusion
33.05 kJ/mol   
2
10.67 kJ/mol   
35

Enthalpy of Atomization
791.00 kJ/mol   
2
322.20 kJ/mol   
31

Standard Molar Entropy
36.90 J/mol.K   
99+
28.30 J/mol.K   
99+

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