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Rhenium vs Berkelium


Berkelium vs Rhenium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Re  
Bk  

Group Number
7  
11
14  
4

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440155  
99+
7440406  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Chemical properties of Rhenium are similar to Manganese.
  • Rhenium metal is created while refining Molybdenum.
  
  • X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
    Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Masataka Ogawa  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1908  
In 1949  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
36

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
29
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
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
  • 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.
  
  • This metal is very rare and has no commercial uses.
  

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

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
3,180.00 °C  
2
986.00 °C  
99+

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

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Gray  
Silver  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
7.00  
3
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
1,320.00 MPa  
8
260.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
1,350.00 MPa  
12
1,070.00 MPa  
16

Speed of Sound
4,700.00 m/s  
19
2,560.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.90  
18
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
70.00 %  
13
61.00 %  
22

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Re  
Bk  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
14  
25

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90  
12
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.46  
16
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.60  
24
2.70  
1

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.10  
99+
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,260.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,510.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,152.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,640.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,434.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
20
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
37
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
31
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,560.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,560.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
31
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
30
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
16

13th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
23
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
20
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
32

15th Energy Level
76,000.00 kJ/mol  
20
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
76,000.00 kJ/mol  
15
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
33

17th Energy Level
760.10 kJ/mol  
36
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
26
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
760.40 kJ/mol  
33
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
27
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
18

22nd Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
21
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
19

24th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
18
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
18
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
18
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
17
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
23
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
24
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
18
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.99 g/amp-hr  
99+
3.07 g/amp-hr  
19

Electron Work Function
4.96 eV  
11
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
75  
99+
97  
21

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d5 6s2  
[Rn] 5f9 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Berkelium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
75  
40
97  
21

Number of Neutrons
111  
27
150  
12

Number of Electrons
75  
40
97  
21

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
137.00 pm  
99+
170.00 pm  
24

Covalent Radius
151.00 pm  
36
170.00 pm  
27

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
244.00 pm  
14

Atomic Weight
186.21 amu  
36
247.00 amu  
18

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Tungsten
  
Curium
  

Next Element
Osmium
  

Valence Electron Potential
180.00 (-eV)  
3
45.50 (-eV)  
37

Lattice Constant
276.10 pm  
99+
341.60 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.62  
17
1.57  
38

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
21.02 g/cm3  
12
14.78 g/cm3  
23

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
18.90 g/cm3  
14
13.25 g/cm3  
29

Tensile Strength
1,070.00 MPa  
3
70.00 MPa  
31

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
22

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
40
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
178.00 GPa  
3
27.00 GPa  
34

Bulk Modulus
370.00 GPa  
2
13.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
463.00 GPa  
2
13.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.35  
9

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
21.02  
14
14.00  
25

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
8
0.00 H/m  
13

Susceptibility
0.00  
26
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω  
38
0.10 106/cm Ω  
25

Electron Affinity
14.50 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
25.48 J/mol·K  
99+
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

Thermal Conductivity
48.00 W/m·K  
31
10.00 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
3,459.00 K  
2
1,323.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
6.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+
13.25 µm/(m·K)  
36

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
707.10 kJ/mol  
4
380.00 kJ/mol  
27

Enthalpy of Fusion
33.05 kJ/mol  
2
13.25 kJ/mol  
31

Enthalpy of Atomization
791.00 kJ/mol  
2
601.00 kJ/mol  
11

Standard Molar Entropy
36.90 J/mol.K  
99+
52.00 J/mol.K  
37

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