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Rhenium vs Bismuth


Bismuth vs Rhenium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Re  
Bi  

Group Number
7  
11
15  
3

Period Number
6  
6  

Block
d block  
p block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7440155  
99+
7440699  
22

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
C12/m1  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
12.00  
15

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Chemical properties of Rhenium are similar to Manganese.
  • Rhenium metal is created while refining Molybdenum.
  
  • Bismuth metal is soluble and reacts with concentrated nitric acid.
  • It oxides are used as a yellow pigment in paint. Bismuth chloride oxide BiClO gives a pearly texture to cosmetics.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Masataka Ogawa  
Claude François Geoffroy  

Discovery
In 1908  
In 1753  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
29
0.00 %  
14

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
0.00 %  
24

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.
  
  • Tin and bismuth alloys have a very low melting point and hence it is used in fire detector and the fire extinguishers. It also used in electric solders and fuses.
  

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

Medical Uses
-  
Pharmaceutical Industry  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
0.02 Blood/mg dm-3  
20

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.20 p.p.m.  
27

Physical

Melting Point
3,180.00 °C  
2
271.30 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
5,627.00 °C  
2
1,560.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Gray  
Silver  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
7.00  
3
2.25  
16

Brinell Hardness
1,320.00 MPa  
8
70.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
1,350.00 MPa  
12
30.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
4,700.00 m/s  
19
1,790.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.90  
18
2.50  
5

Reflectivity
70.00 %  
13
70.00 %  
13

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Re  
Bi  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
33  
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90  
12
2.02  
7

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
2.34  
3

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.46  
16
1.67  
7

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.90  
13
2.15  
8

Allen Electronegativity
1.60  
24
2.01  
5

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.10  
99+
1.98  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
20
703.00 kJ/mol  
35

2nd Energy Level
1,260.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,610.00 kJ/mol  
34

3rd Energy Level
2,510.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,466.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,640.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,370.00 kJ/mol  
38

5th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
20
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
37
8,520.00 kJ/mol  
29

7th Energy level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
31
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,560.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
37

9th Energy Level
5,560.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
34

10th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
31
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
38

11th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
30
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
36

12th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
23
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
32

14th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
20
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
22

15th Energy Level
76,000.00 kJ/mol  
20
70,300.00 kJ/mol  
28

16th Energy Level
76,000.00 kJ/mol  
15
70,300.00 kJ/mol  
23

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

18th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
26
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
34

19th Energy Level
760.40 kJ/mol  
33
703.00 kJ/mol  
40

20th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
27
703.00 kJ/mol  
34

21st Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
12

22nd Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
21
703.00 kJ/mol  
28

23rd Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
10

24th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
18
703.00 kJ/mol  
27

25th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
18
703.00 kJ/mol  
29

26th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
18
703.00 kJ/mol  
28

27th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
17
703.00 kJ/mol  
29

28th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
23
703.00 kJ/mol  
34

29th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
24
703.00 kJ/mol  
35

30th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
18
703.00 kJ/mol  
29

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.99 g/amp-hr  
99+
2.60 g/amp-hr  
23

Electron Work Function
4.96 eV  
11
4.22 eV  
29

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
75  
99+
83  
33

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d5 6s2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p3  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Rhombohedral (RHO)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Bismuth.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
75  
40
83  
33

Number of Neutrons
111  
27
126  
19

Number of Electrons
75  
40
83  
33

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
137.00 pm  
99+
156.00 pm  
31

Covalent Radius
151.00 pm  
36
148.00 pm  
38

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
207.00 pm  
33

Atomic Weight
186.21 amu  
36
208.98 amu  
29

Atomic Volume
8.85 cm3/mol  
99+
21.30 cm3/mol  
23

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Tungsten
  
Lead
  

Next Element
Osmium
  
Polonium
  

Valence Electron Potential
180.00 (-eV)  
3
41.90 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
276.10 pm  
99+
667.40 pm  
2

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.62  
17
1.86  
4

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
18.90 g/cm3  
14
10.05 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
1,070.00 MPa  
3
32.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
29

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)  
24

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
178.00 GPa  
3
12.00 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
370.00 GPa  
2
31.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
463.00 GPa  
2
32.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.33  
11

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
21.02  
14
9.79  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
8
0.00 H/m  
20

Susceptibility
0.00  
26
0.00  
36

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Semiconductor  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω  
38
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
14.50 kJ/mol  
99+
91.20 kJ/mol  
13

Thermal

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

Molar Heat Capacity
25.48 J/mol·K  
99+
25.52 J/mol·K  
99+

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

Critical Temperature
3,459.00 K  
2
544.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
6.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+
13.40 µm/(m·K)  
34

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
707.10 kJ/mol  
4
151.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
33.05 kJ/mol  
2
10.90 kJ/mol  
39

Enthalpy of Atomization
791.00 kJ/mol  
2
207.10 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
36.90 J/mol.K  
99+
56.70 J/mol.K  
32

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